jpdb beta

focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving

2

to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of

3

perfect; complete

2

to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)

1

to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake

1

a moment; a minute; an instant; stubborn; obstinate

3

asleep (in bed); sick in bed

1

trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering

1

to cower in fear; to be scared; to be nervous

2

suffix indicating room size (following a number of tatami mats and a counter)

1

dead of night; midnight

1

past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)

1

to take out a boat; to put out a boat

1

to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind

2

ferry; ferryboat

1

to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)

2

captain (of a Japanese-style boat); skipper; boatman; oarsman; head of a fishing crew; fishing master

2

pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable

3

low voice; whisper

1

ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)

5

layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular

1

force of water (current, stream, jet, etc.)

1

flood; freshet; inundation

1

on the occasion of

1

shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place

2

rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis

1

to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over

2

short (of a person)

1

at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just

1

to be skillful (skilful); to be clever

1

mid-stream; middle course; middle class

1

to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward

1

small quarrel; dispute; run-in; issue; trouble

1

sign on a post (usu. wooden and with a small roof, containing information about a sight, warning, congratulations, etc.); public notice; bulletin board; notice board

1

calm water; smooth water; the usual amount of water

1

one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established

3

it is written that ...; ... is written; it says ...; it reads ...

3

Gondou

1

large front gate

1

negative; minus

1

fairly long period of time; (arch.) four-hour period

1

end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)

4

main temple gate; temple

1

corner; nook; recess

2

sunlight; sunshine; Nikkō (city in Tochigi); Suryaprabha (bodhisattva)

1

Niigata (city, prefecture)

1

guidepost; signpost; guide; manual; tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)

2

to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl

2

grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts

2

to pass the peak (of something); to get through the most difficult part; to be over the worst (e.g. an illness); to cross a pass

1