jpdb beta

ignorant; unenlightened; uncivilized; uncivilised

1

perusal; one reading; reading through (once)

3

to drool; to dribble; to slobber

1

sympathy; empathy; response; identification (with someone)

1

to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)

1

indigo blue; indigo

1

dusk; twilight

2

to increase more and more; to continue to increase; to become more and more intense; to get stronger and stronger

3

a handful (of); grasping (with one hand); gripping; grabbing

2

seam of joined boards; cross grain (of wood); thick card made from several sheets of washi paper

1

25; twenty five

4

only once

1

on and after; from ... onward; since

2

powerful medicine; strong poison

1

artistic talent

1

talent for poetry; poetic genius

2

to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent

1

country town; rural town

1

Charlotte of Belgium

6

to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life

1

one's last moment; one's death; one's end

4

pistol; handgun

8

to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture

1

in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run

1

anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever

2

the four seasons

1

to create (a sensation); to cause (a commotion); to give rise to (controversy); to raise (a cloud of dust); to kick up (dust)

1

achievement; performance; results; work; contribution

3

ethics; morals

1

resolute; determined; bold

1

to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)

2

internal pressure

1

to smash to pieces

5

endless; boundless; everlasting

1

practical; realistic; pragmatic

3

illicit love affair

1

end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot

5

I-novel; novel narrated in the first person

1

to creep up to; to approach stealthily; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed

1

time of death; one's final hour; one's end

1

as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to

2

30th day of the month; 30 days

6

to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)

5

to fall in love

2

to suffer mentally; to be in emotional pain

1

iron plate; steel plate; sure thing; certain winner

6

one grain; one drop; one bead

4

to fall (on); to rain down; to shower down; to befall; to happen (to)

2

please; I beg you; for mercy's sake

2

calling on (someone) uninvited; dropping in on; visiting without being invited; presumptuous; impertinent; impudent

3