jpdb beta

hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment

1

to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind

2

to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly

1

to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible

1

shyness; shame

1

recurrence; revival; resuscitation

1

to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate

1

firm; unshakeable; resolute

1

it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it

1

to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)

1

mission; errand; task; duty; obligation

1

eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo

1

sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)

4

few days

1

to go (to); to make one's way (to); to visit

2

rest; break; recess; intermission

2

independence; autonomy; self-reliance

1

to knock at the gate; to request an apprenticeship; to ask to be made a pupil

1

altogether; entirely

1

turning someone away (at the front door); refusing a visitor; rejecting without consideration; denying without substantial investigation; being chased away from a magistrate's office's gate (lightest punishment during the Edo period)

3

to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)

2

blacksmithing; forging; smithery; blacksmith; smith

3

while being out of the office or away from home

1

pretending to be out

1

poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful

1

to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance

1

to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve

2

to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's

1

prior engagement; previous appointment; prior agreement; previous promise; previous contract

1

visitor; caller

2

reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)

1

master; boss; stable master; craftsman; artisan; (arch.) foster parent

1

main building (of a manor); central room (of a house)

7

to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious

1

use; utilization; utilisation; application

4

swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort

1

reinforcement; strengthening

1

maximum; extreme; utmost

1

all kinds of things; various things; large number of people

1

assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor); research assistant

1

leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing

2

hiding at all costs; desperate cover-up; doing one's best to keep (something) secret

1

this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that

1

to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble together; to put together (in a slapdash manner)

2

to be able to see

2

completion; perfection; accomplishment

2

absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another; successively

1

duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus

4

important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination

1

via; through; by doing; by means of; using

1