jpdb beta

off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant

1

was

8

misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess

3

through a fusuma

1

keyword; key word; clue word; keyword; search term; indexing term

1

opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person

5

rustling (sound)

1

one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)

7

halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)

2

horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside

2

hindrance; intrusion

2

to hesitate; to waver

1

apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize

1

thickly; viscously; sleepily; drowsily; dozing off

1

soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light

2

hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind

1

to close; to shut

4

to shake; to sway; to waver

3

tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings

1

round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm

1

table

8

to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

3

cushion

1

facing; opposite; across the street; other side

1

to sit cross-legged; to sit at ease

1

to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud

2

emergency; extraordinary; unusual

3

so far as

1

to some extent; to a certain extent

2

middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly

4

absentmindedness; peace of mind

1

to die

1

point in common; common feature

2

certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet

4

authenticity; credibility

1

suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange

3

honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly

5

reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)

3

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

4

flexible; lithe; soft; pliable

1

owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)

1

to accept; to receive; to agree

4

slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble

1

to occur; to happen

1

strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious

2

long time; many years

1

suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy

2

interlude; intermezzo

1

not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it

3

where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes

3