jpdb beta

simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive

4

decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)

1

to become complicated

1

to get lost; to become lost; to go astray

1

many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time

3

insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy

2

the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since

1

route; way; course; directions

1

walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)

1

to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate

4

nature; Mother Nature

1

as far as the eye can see

2

lake

24

thick; dense; luxuriant

1

to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance

1

(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees

1

to push aside; to push one's way through

1

trivial; slight

5

on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity

2

to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else

2

to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall

1

sense of orientation; sense of direction

1

self-consciousness; self-awareness

2

isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...

5

stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire

2

familiarity with the land; locality or terrain (usually associated with knowing or feeling the locality)

1

guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark

3

you; my dear; hey

5

newcomer; initiate; rookie

5

practice; practising; experience

1

middle-aged man; Buddhist priest

31

suddenly (appear, stick out); abruptly; (stand) still and expressionless; imposingly; suddenly (stand up)

1

to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)

4

to place one's arm around each other's shoulders; to join shoulders

1

immediate reply

1

to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire

6

rumor that appears to be quite true (rumour)

1

serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady

5

son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world

1

a little bit; a little while

1

to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve

5

particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty

1

to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback

1

disregarding; ignoring

7

to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing

1

real name

3

to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by

1

superintendent; director; curator; chief librarian

1

sometimes; often

1

a long time (since the last time); first in a long time

1