jpdb beta

fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking

1

blood vessel; vein

2

to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm

3

illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; misconception; misunderstanding

1

inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)

10

feeling rough (of the throat); irritated; acrid; pungent

1

to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick

1

to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still

1

to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to

3

shoji (paper sliding door)

7

door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows

1

without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after

10

(opening a door) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) with a clatter; with a crash; (changing) completely; totally

1

to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out

1

tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)

1

probable; likely

1

tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)

8

seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles

5

small build; small stature; petite; small pattern

3

imagination; supposition; guess

4

graceful; willowy; lissome; soft and tender

3

to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up

1

this person; he; she

1

to look at; to gaze; to stare at

2

sixty; 60

2

to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than

1

hairstyle introduced in the Meiji era consisting in a bun or chignon tied at the back of the head

1

to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale

2

refined; genteel; graceful; decent

1

deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe

5

wrinkle; crease; ripple

2

Japanese clothes

2

dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree

1

thin; slender; fine; unlucky

6

relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen

1

to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with

1

to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)

1

stepping back; drawing back

1

right foot; right leg

1

balance

2

to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)

5

whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur

1

eardrum; tympanic membrane

5

to get used to hearing

1

scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting

1

almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time

1

to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup

3

to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood

3

willpower; energy; vitality

1

to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)

1