jpdb beta

sixth day of the month; six days

1

yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh

3

to do for (the sake of someone else)

2

memories; recollections; reminiscence

3

to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over

1

escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion

2

only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)

2

How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?

3

society; the world; the times

2

vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy

1

leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing

2

directly; in person; firsthand

1

to exchange words

1

still (continuing); as ever; further

5

half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous

1

to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration

3

to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)

1

to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour

1

still; even now

1

black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator

1

hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker

2

to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)

1

retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)

2

education for governing as a monarch; kingcraft

1

small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt

5

official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open

1

eat shit!; fuck off!; fuck you!

2

decorations; offerings; mere window dressing

1

to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)

1

to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate

2

to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper

4

trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled

6

to smile

2

thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound

2

absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming

6

everybody; every last one of them; all

1

adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger

21

brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost

1

eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam

1

to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)

4

transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)

1

skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath

3

to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off

1

false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym

4

some days; several days

1

inn

2

to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored

1

down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream

2

(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while

3

Japanese scull (oar attached to the rear of the boat by a traditional peg-in-hole oarlock)

1