jpdb beta

the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life

4

to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to; to attend

1

duty; role; function

3

because of; owing to; due to

1

build; physique; frame; constitution

4

to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in

1

casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; ordinary; normal; regular

2

simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie

1

-like; sort of; similar to; resembling

12

to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)

1

exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though

4

at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as

4

instant; moment; for an instant

13

to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable

13

it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?

2

character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)

2

to regret

1

death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)

3

at least; at most; (even) just

3

peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful

2

lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision

6

sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top

2

being startled

1

to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)

1

straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank

1

to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time

1

slight movement; slight tremor; quiver

2

even

2

to shed tears

5

streaming (of tears); pouring; pouring (of rain or sweat)

1

to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly

7

to cover one's face

3

sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)

2

to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on

2

sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling

7

finger; toe; digit

7

dripping; trickling; wet and heavy (snow, clay, etc.); (arch.) (moving) slowly

1

large drop (of rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (e.g. grape, cherry)

2

to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)

2

fellow; mutual; companion; comrade

1

more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time

1

to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal

1

broken; interrupted; disconnected; intermittent; fragmentary; discontinuous

4

to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)

11

measuring container; measuring box; box (seating at a theatre, etc.); square on a grid; cell of a grid; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar)

1

for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)

3

to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous

1

idle; bored

1

in succession; one by one

5

to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect

2