jpdb beta

to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do

9

argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise

29

reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)

8

clear; simple

3

father

15

true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses

2

exposed; scanty; bare; public; open

4

accidental resemblance

2

safety; security

1

(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very

2

manuscript (book); written copy of a book; codex; transcription; copying

1

he; him; boyfriend

6

indiscriminate reading; unsystematic reading; desultory reading; reading at random

1

habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle

5

after all; because; but; even; too; as well

1

have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary

2

number one; first; best; most; game; round

14

relief; peace of mind

2

existence; possession; having; limited company

2

potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability

1

to take over; to hand over

2

spread; pervasion; permeation

1

is not; am not; are not

46

abundant; plentiful; rich; ample

4

pouring; injection

1

putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may

1

innocent; simple-minded

1

astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock

1

affectionate mother

1

ruin; destruction; fall

1

to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce

6

idea; design; motif; conception; intention

4

to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together

5

we

18

(not) in the least; (not) at all

1

negotiations; discussions; connection

15

to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate

1

Kawatake Mokuami (1816-1893)

1

script; screenplay; scenario

4

Inari (god of harvests, Uka-no-Mitama); Inari shrine; Fushimi Inari shrine (in Kyoto); fox (said to be messengers of Inari); fried tofu (said to be a favourite food of foxes); inarizushi

3

moon; month

16

misty, moonlit night

1

cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

2

marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)

1

area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances

15

Mito (city in Ibaraki)

1

sea route

7

field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness

29

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

3

to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to

3