jpdb beta

to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)

1

1000 ri; (a) long distance

49

I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me

3

trouble; bother; annoyance

1

to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)

1

trouble; difficulty; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; (medical) condition; disorder

1

to concern; to be related

2

new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date

3

to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)

5

to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)

2

to hang one's head; to droop one's head

1

worst; worst-case (scenario)

1

Gifu Prefecture (Chūbu area)

7

connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity

4

request; favour (to ask); wish; please

2

Erina

3

second floor; upstairs

1

to bring someone along

1

ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

7

don't you think?; indicates question

6

hey!; say!; I say!; I; me

1

nursery school; day nursery; day care center

1

deception; make-believe; fake; counterfeit; phony

2

deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing; one's work

2

wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)

4

reality; actuality; hard fact

1

to all appearances; no matter how you look at it

1

crime; offence; offense

1

explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend

3

than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except

2

better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth

1

surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid

4

else; in addition; besides

2

having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling

5

having not the slightest idea

4

question; inquiry; enquiry

3

original form; base form

2

Konjaku Monogatarishū (31-volume collection of stories written during the late Heian period); Tales of Times Now Past

2

to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded

2

period; Nihon Shoki (second oldest work of Japanese history, compiled in 720 CE); Nihongi; Kii (former province located in present-day Wakayama and southern Mie prefectures)

7

character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")

1

sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging

1

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

1

it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...

1

Hanako-san (ghost rumoured to haunt school toilet stalls)

1

music room

1

gymnasium

1

opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows

1

ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom

1

which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon

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