jpdb beta

book; volume; this; present; main; head

16

to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count

8

counter for books; volume

1

to finish reading; to read through

1

pain; agony; bitterness

2

to be full to the brim

1

to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled

1

before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares

2

to encamp; to take up positions

1

to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation

1

helplessly; reluctantly

1

to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes

3

(someone else's) daughter

1

as you see; as you can see

3

procedure; process; proceedings; formalities

2

to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)

1

high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous

1

whereabouts; place where one is; position; location

1

vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy

6

but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding

9

to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed

2

flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda

15

to shrivel (e.g. cut vegetables, skin); to wilt; to fade; to wither; to be wizened

3

to be doing; to be in the process of doing

1

to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake

1

irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial

2

to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch

1

digression

1

waste of time; killing time

1

(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of

14

flat; level; flat (e.g. in 10 seconds flat); exactly; flat; flat

1

hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes

1

revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection

1

water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout

4

schedule; program; programme; agenda

4

notice; notification

1

to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)

1

(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress

1

to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted

3

afterlife; the next world; the world beyond

2

still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet

2

grandfather; male senior-citizen

1

congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!

1

shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try

1

agreement; rule

1

not bad; not half bad; pretty good

1

with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names

2

before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed

2

already; now; no longer; not any more

4

who; what kind of person

2