jpdb beta

gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull

5

don't you think?; indicates question

16

force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort

10

that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?

27

to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in

1

nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich

2

to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander

1

next day

1

details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof

3

to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart

11

for a while; for some time; for a period

1

cackling (sound of shrill laughter)

4

love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland

7

evangelist

1

black ships; Western ships that came to Japan between the 16th and 19th centuries, esp. those of the Perry Expedition in 1853; foreign disruptor (of the Japanese market); product, person, etc. arriving from the West and disturbing the Japanese market

1

arrival of ships (from abroad); arrival by ship

1

pseudonym used when calling in or writing to a radio program

1

suffix for familiar person

31

nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name

1

to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till

18

to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out

2

theatre; theater; playhouse

1

something like ...; something called ...

9

denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation

9

after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to

6

invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion

2

to the end; to the last

2

(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least

31

intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart

2

(act of) drinking water; (water) drinking container; glass; peasant

1

like; as if; the same as

4

belly; abdomen; stomach

2

slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long

2

to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate

13

gallant; dashing; jaunty

1

retreating figure; appearance from behind

5

beyond description

3

something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with

2

absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing

1

figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition

16

to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)

2

according to (someone)

3

March; third month of the lunar calendar

3

the end

9

graduate; alumnus

3

to expel; to drive out

5

April; fourth month in the lunar calendar

1

new student; freshman; first-year student

1

welcome; reception

2

to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for

2