jpdb beta

to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over

3

sleepiness; drowsiness

3

to boost; to force up; to push up

1

reading partway; leaving half-read

1

small-format paperback book; pocket paperback

1

several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number

7

page

2

repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly

1

lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)

1

too much; excessively; too

2

humid; sultry

1

temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction

1

endurance; perseverance; patience

1

modern convenience; convenience of civilized life; blessings of civilization

1

to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)

1

direct sunlight; direct rays of the sun

2

curtain; curtains

1

to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up

2

(one's parents') home

1

three minutes

1

smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed

1

lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild

1

wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward

1

cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air

5

indoor; inside the room

2

electrical appliances; electric appliances

1

first place

1

seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand

1

immovable; motionless; firm; Acala (Wisdom King); Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity

1

shall ...; to assume; to suppose

3

worthy opponent; worthy rival; good match

1

-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action

1

wintertime; winter season

1

Japan

2

kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat

1

to be sticky; to be close together

1

to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest

1

troublesome; annoying; complicated

1

to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart

1

virtually empty; quite empty; inadequately defended; defenseless; defenceless

1

myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)

1

useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated

1

to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore

2

idleness; inactivity

1

remarkably; noticeably; considerably; appreciably

1

decrease; reduction; decline

1

upward tendency; rising trend

1

classmate

1

contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation

1

to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of

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