jpdb beta

slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)

3

facing; opposite; across the street; other side

1

to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)

11

magazine; journal; periodical

1

business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...

5

manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution

1

writing; authoring

1

whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard

3

fountain pen

1

to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)

5

Japanese writing paper (lined with a square grid, one square per character); manuscript paper

1

to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends

2

yamabushi; practitioner of Shugendō; itinerant Buddhist monk

1

so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why

9

explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend

1

especially; particularly; above all; portioning out (servings of food)

1

field; plain; hidden interior part (of a structure or object); wild (of an animal or plant)

1

Shinto; Shintoism

1

syncretism

1

messenger of god; divine messenger

2

God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person

1

errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use

1

medium; media

1

even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...

2

in a sense; in some way; to an extent

4

natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly

3

while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way

6

deed; act; work; performance

1

means; expedient; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)

1

consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced

6

scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer

2

fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (voice); fluent (speech); eloquent

1

happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing

10

to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)

1

distant look; faraway look

2

to regret

1

to die; to pass away

1

to worry about; to be vexed

1

spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal

1

sigh

5

mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with

2

to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about

2

attendance; presence; appearance

3

area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances

4

physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)

1

difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error

1

point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes

1

difference; variation; difference

2

foxtail millet (Setaria italica); Italian millet (also Hungarian, German)

1

first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

1