jpdb beta

smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation

1

taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story

1

never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up

2

nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish

1

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

3

this person; he; she

2

to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)

3

direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...

7

direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means

3

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

2

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

6

sixteen; 16

2

year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

31

seventeen; 17

1

assumption; supposition; hypothesis; supposition

3

short; brief

4

to be parted from; to be separated

2

true character; true heart; true spirit

2

to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect

2

pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment

2

solitude; loneliness; isolation

1

lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking

5

even

9

to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)

6

turning point

4

outer canthus; outer corner of the eye

1

to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying

2

one day; (on) a certain day

3

celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position

1

to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)

5

discovery; detection; finding

2

to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip

1

finger; toe; digit

1

to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase

3

easily moved to tears; given to weeping; lachrymose

1

interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt

2

that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there

6

(sea) voyage; navigation; sailing; passage; cruise

5

route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)

3

meaning; called; said

1

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

15

unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate

7

lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily

1

several months

1

earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)

2

to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)

2

to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on

6

hesitation; indecision; vacillation

3

to ask; to enquire; to query

15

truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity

1