jpdb beta

drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu

2

pipe; tube; wind instrument; vessel; duct; counter for tube-shaped objects

1

bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial

1

disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray

1

not caring; not giving a damn

1

counter for books; volume

1

to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate

2

rough sketch; floor plan; blueprint

2

to avoid (physical contact with); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way

1

the usual; as it always is; said; that (previously-mentioned person or object); (arch.) in the usual way

1

to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb

1

book title

1

impossible to understand; impossible to decipher

1

somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other

1

invisibly; secretly; privately

4

storage room; storeroom; lumber room

11

storage room; storeroom; closet; grayish blue

1

to push aside; to push one's way through

1

reading (books)

2

absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming

1

smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed

1

to moan; to groan

1

head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)

3

glass; pane

1

lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification

1

to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by

2

to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with

2

drawing or writing in pencil

1

light (flavor, color, etc.); simple; plain; frank; candid; easygoing

2

methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it

1

to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of

1

half a year; six months

2

pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast

1

to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in

3

to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint

4

to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)

1

to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something

1

orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim

1

before now; hitherto

1

record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)

3

Common Era; CE; Christian Era; Western (Gregorian) calendar

1

name; title

2

double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid

2

line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)

3

to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)

1

words and phrases; words

1

person's name

1

ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for

3

nth year in the Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25)

1

spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity

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