jpdb beta

(how) many times; (how) often

3

sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring

3

sigh

2

to go to see (something, someone); to visit

2

to cross (each other); to pass (each other); to miss (meeting) each other; to pass each other by; to have a misunderstanding; to go awry

1

song lyrics; words of a song; libretto

1

easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all

3

cheap lodging house

4

back street; back alley; slums

2

something worthy of comparison; something being compared

1

division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category

4

slightly (blushing); suddenly (getting bright, flaring up, flashing on, etc.); distractedly

1

to knock at the gate; to request an apprenticeship; to ask to be made a pupil

1

gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor

3

presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch

2

night air; stillness of night; cool evening

2

Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii)

1

before long

2

evening; last night; yesterday evening

2

study; diligence; discount; reduction

4

narrowly averting death

1

Satori; folklore monster that can read minds

3

lattice; counter for large bundles (e.g. 10 sheafs of rice, 200 sheets of calligraphy paper, 20 whistling arrows, 100 fish); handbreadth (unit for measuring the length of arrows)

2

death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without

2

to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size

1

the end (of); powder

1

leakage; omission; oversight; I; me

1

to break free of

1

to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish

1

disadvantageous; harmful; unprofitable

2

multi-

3

sensitive; susceptible; emotional; impressionable; sentimental

1

all obstacles; all sorts of trouble

1

to sob

2

sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable

4

to embrace

1

dead

2

to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear

1

absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively

2

distress; anguish; mental suffering

2

once; some time ago

1

being brought to a standstill; being stranded; being stumped; being in a dilemma; dying while standing (and remaining standing); dying on one's feet

1

not holding on; not using the hands; letting go one's hold; lack of reserve (in expressing one's emotions); lack of restraint; openly (saying)

1

tear-stained face

2

what day; how many days

8

makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament

3

blockhead; a fool

2

before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand

1

gist; main point

1

self-satisfied look; triumphant expression

1