jpdb beta

lying low (and awaiting one's chance); biding one's time; submitting at first (to then strike later)

1

gloomy; melancholy; pessimistic; luxuriant (of vegetation)

1

to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)

1

year end

1

Kiyamachi

3

seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of

1

to feel depressed; to be down

1

wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)

4

particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally

1

it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...

5

gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance

2

charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal

1

if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say

1

shy; bashful; timid; reserved

1

to hide; to keep to oneself

1

nice; likeable; desirable

1

mysterious disappearance; being spirited away

1

tengu; red-faced and long-nosed goblin said to reside deep in the mountains; bragging; conceit; braggart

4

to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize

2

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

1

(sense of) presence

1

fire; flame; blaze

1

affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable

1

hence; for that reason

1

one's days and nights being reversed

2

plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme

1

to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood

1

studying abroad; (temporarily) studying at another school (to learn a specific skill)

2

starting work (on); setting to work (on); commencing (a crime); playing (a move)

1

funds; capital

1

to save up (money)

1

to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to

1

preparatory phase; preparatory period

1

to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through

2

very careful; thoroughly prepared

1

the way one works; one's working manner

2

respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor

2

sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care

1

hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding

1

to go bar-hopping; to go on a pub crawl

1

meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence

1

Kamogawa

11

subordinate; underling; henchman; minion

1

furthermore; even more

1

caller; visitor

7

people; men and women; each person; everybody

6

house; family

4

salon; saloon; sarong; saron (musical instrument)

22

to revel in trouble and discord; to be bent on making trouble; to like starting fights

2

being a good listener; good listener

1