jpdb beta

last month

1

to be separated by death

3

scheme; stratagem; ploy

1

secret feud; wordless pantomime performed in the dark

4

entering a faith; joining a religion

1

the very image of health itself; picture of health

1

(not) even a little bit; (not) in the slightest; (not) one bit

1

brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited

1

to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination

3

townspeople

2

death; the next world; to pass away; to die

1

widow; divorced woman not remarried; unmarried woman

1

lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down

3

wavy hair

1

reverberation; echo

1

thunderstruck; hit by a thunderbolt; struck by lightning

1

volume (sound level); volume; bulk; volume (book); volume (storage area); potentiometer

1

false rumour (rumor); groundless rumour; canard

1

to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)

1

ball; dance

3

tea party; get-together; tea ceremony

5

personal connections

2

sociability

1

excitable

1

custody; detention; confinement

1

lingering (usu. feeling, emotion, etc.); continuing (to); still (...)

1

immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); mountain man (esp. a hermit); person not bound by earthly desires

1

mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part

1

active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try

1

to go over the top; to act without restraint; to cut loose

4

hearsay; rumor; grapevine

1

craze; frenzy; enthusiasm

2

long time (since the last time); first in a long time

3

warm heart; kindliness

2

tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox

1

to go over one's head; to be beyond one's comprehension

2

smooth words make smooth ways; it's not what you say; it's how you say it

1

to make something one's own; to appropriate for oneself

1

to fulfill one's duty; to discharge one's duties

1

craftsman; skilled artisan

3

to be well-known; to be famous

1

girl who has led a sheltered life; pet daughter; naive girl; wooden block puzzle; Daughter in the Box; Klotski

1

karuna (compassion)

1

and (also); both ... and; as well as

3

to try to (do); to want to; to be about to (do, happen)

2

being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression

2

beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive

3

to set about in earnest; to make a strenuous effort; to put one's back into (doing)

2

full of; brimming with

2

sea along the coast; coastal waters; inshore waters; coast

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