jpdb beta

halfway; midway; partway; mid-course

6

particulars; details; specified items

2

to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged

2

elated; triumphant; proud

1

very young; little; childish; immature

2

to become dim; to become blurred

4

to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully

5

bent back; indecisive attitude; timidity; lack of nerve

1

folding fan

1

coming down from one's seat and prostrating oneself (to pay obeisance); musicians' box on the left side of the stage; lower seat

1

frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely

2

to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience

2

(noble's) page

3

to sit in a row; to be present (and lined up)

1

mediation; intercession; smoothing over

1

to lose one's presence of mind; to lose one's composure; to lose one's head; to get flustered

1

to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)

7

near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal

3

to pass on (a message, thoughts, etc.); to convey; to inform (of a visitor, phone call, etc.); to announce (a visitor); to act as an agent (between a manufacturer, wholesaler, etc. and retailers); to act as an intermediary

2

tall tree

1

upper reaches (of a river); upper stream; top; upper part; long ago; beginning; first

2

strict prohibition; ban; interdiction

1

reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive

3

(arch.) retainer; (arch.) attendant; (arch.) Omi (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to sixth highest of eight); I; me

1

good humour (humor); good mood

4

arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition

1

to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind

2

alley; alleyway; path through a gate or garden; teahouse garden

1

from now on; in the future; further

1

diligence; good attendance

1

to fear; to be afraid of

4

hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; in haste

7

bamboo screen; rattan blind; bamboo mat (for rolling sushi)

2

adult; grown-up; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)

1

to let (someone) play; to keep (someone) amused; to leave idle; to not make use of; to do; to do

5

tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy

9

sliding feet; shuffling (one's feet); moving one's legs forward without letting one's feet leave the ground

2

leaving (e.g. a courtroom, workplace); exiting; withdrawal (e.g. from a superior's presence)

3

castle

10

important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination

1

since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman

1

as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever

10

to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely

9

single; solo; solitary; just one; only one

3

lukewarm; tepid; lenient

1

good person; good guy; character with a round white head on which the character "good" is written (common in Edo-period prints)

1

bad character; bad person; villain; baddie

1

to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate

1

frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge

1

generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds

2