jpdb beta

to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about

3

sidelong glance; short grain (paper)

4

sign; signal; cue

1

desperation

1

corner; nook; recess

7

exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously

1

to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together

3

sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops

5

stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled

2

yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)

1

to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)

4

obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum

4

below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after

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to lie face down (e.g. on the ground, napping on a desk); to lie prone; (arch.) to lower (one's head, gaze, etc.)

2

zori; traditional Japanese thonged sandals

12

to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)

10

white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb

3

hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense

5

to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with

4

fire; flame; blaze

7

to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include

12

play; drama

3

to lower the curtain; to come to an end

1

quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful

20

to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple

1

one ken; six feet

4

to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit

19

to follow; to come along with one; to accompany

1

farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long

2

to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)

13

to overflow from something full

1

to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest

1

cawing (of a crow)

1

one sheet; one page; one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.); one chō (unit of distance, 109.09 m); one game

3

by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly

15

Tokijirou

1

moisture; humidity; dampness; scabies; sarcoptic mange; the itch

1

tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion

1

darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy

16

with a patting motion; lightly (tapping); (sticking) fast; firmly; sloshing (liquid); swaying

5

to make a sound

11

previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance

13

coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay

10

as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")

4

trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family

2

ceremonial sake decanter with a spout and semicircular handle

1

lamp; light

3

to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal

1

total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects

10

light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)

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