jpdb beta

to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)

1

to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes

1

to return; to come back

1

a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance

1

strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance

1

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

1

to grow cold; to get chilly; to cool down

1

and then; after that

2

after

2

strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious

1

Edo Bay

4

profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior

1

to drift (to); to be washed ashore

2

exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of

1

ghost ship; phantom ship

6

mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest

1

family crest

2

Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore

3

here; with this

1

to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself

2

urgency; emergency

1

call; summons; call; invocation; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse)

2

morning; breakfast

3

to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate

3

to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner

3

to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart

3

you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only

3

means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty

2

to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)

2

many years; a long time

4

woman's heart; female instincts or psychology

5

to be bewildered; to be perplexed

4

(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of

4

the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge

3

to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)

2

such ... as; or some such

2

to like; to love; to be fond of

6

to send (a person or thing) to; to deliver; to escort

2

secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings

1

to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out

1

towards; against; regarding; in contrast with

1

concern; interest

1

to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...

2

dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)

4

sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor

6

to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)

2

to recover; to be healed

1

monger; peddling

1

side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time

1

to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with

2