jpdb beta

reproachful; resentful; spiteful

1

tan (colour)

1

passing (along the way)

1

steep angle; acute angle

2

two-storied gate; tower gate

1

this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such

1

single room; own room

1

queer; odd; fantastic

2

profound mystery

1

wandering (around); roaming; loitering; prowling; hanging around

2

(arch.) poor; (arch.) unskillful; (arch.) clumsy; I; me

5

to shed tears; to (begin to) cry

3

background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)

4

lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt

1

game brain; damage to the prefrontal region of the brain caused by excessive playing of video games; theorized by physiologist Akio Mori

1

to act first; to act precipitously; to be rash; to get ahead of oneself; to jump the gun

2

attack; attack (on a difficult task); tackling; making an assault (on a summit); attack

1

by mutual agreement; by mutual consent

1

nape of the neck

1

to cut out; to clip from; to extract

1

brush up (i.e. fine tune, polish up, revise)

1

labor dispute; labour dispute; industrial dispute; strike

1

knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance

8

long; (for a) long time

4

suspension of publication

1

writer; painter; drawer; skilful writer; skilful painter

3

to arrive; to come to pass

1

publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)

2

my book; my (humble) work; a little thing of mine

3

progress; pace; carriage; step; stage

1

Asai

7

Asakawa

2

everyone

9

in respect of; in regard to; as for

4

end-of-year; year-end

3

succession; continuation; series; sequence

1

nearly one hour

2

failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)

1

cool; stylish; good-looking; fashionable; sexy

2

rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts

1

inside (a region, area, etc.); within the range (of); within the sphere (of influence, etc.)

1

take this opportunity (to apologize, thank, explain, etc.)

3

color; colour; color; character; coloring (one's hair); dyeing

2

(two-page) spread; two pages opposite each other

2

related to; in relation to

2

still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less

2

library; book collection; paperback book

9

however; nevertheless

7

publication; issue

6

short story; short film; short poem

4