jpdb beta

scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation

2

to feel depressed; to be down

1

scenery; scene; landscape

3

composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization

1

peace (esp. of the world); tranquillity; calm

3

adjoining each other

1

coexistence

1

exactly opposite (of)

1

strange; odd; unusual

1

Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo

1

to be impressed; to greatly admire

1

refusal; rejection

1

secluding oneself in the mountains; undertaking ascetic practices at a mountain temple; retreat; off-site meeting

1

satisfactory; decent

1

end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap

1

one sweep (of the eye); sweeping view; unbroken view

1

dark clouds; black clouds

1

sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered

1

rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)

4

to look old; to get old

1

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

2

hut; shanty; hovel; house built directly into the ground with no supporting stones

1

huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!

1

to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size

1

to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)

1

to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling

4

uneven; irregular; non-uniform; unsorted; odd; miscellaneous

1

several; various; divergent; conflicting; different; diverse

1

kick

2

unnatural; artificial; false; forced (e.g. smile); empty (e.g. compliments)

1

door; gate; opening; title page

1

dull sound; muffled sound

1

who; what kind of person

4

moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)

1

to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)

1

wildness (plants, animals, etc.); uncouth; rough; unpolished

1

to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with

7

sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration

1

tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot

2

ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer

1

magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly

2

glancing (look)

1

disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry

1

to intend; to be sure that

4

truth; reality; seriousness; logical truth; printed style writing; star performer

3

dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt

1

consequence; outcome; result; blame

1

shoulder width (breadth)

1

overeagerness; rashness; forward step-out

1

useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated

2