jpdb beta

outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly

2

regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)

1

cramp; sprain; unreasonableness; absurdity; illogical; unreasonable

1

loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal

9

harbour; harbor; landing place; wharf; anchorage

1

reluctant (to part)

1

to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)

3

call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question

1

to hurry; to rush

2

narrow; thin (sized); slender

3

clever; bright; sharp; wise; intelligent; sagacious

4

the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality

5

several years; a few years

1

loved one; lover; sweetheart

4

one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years

2

mature; becoming precocious

1

katsura (Cercidiphyllum japonicum); Japanese Judas tree

36

flood of emotions; many thoughts

2

cloth (for Japanese clothes); kimono fabrics; textile; silk fabrics

1

Masakage

1

eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son

1

frail; having a weak constitution; being in poor health

1

son-in-law taken (adopted) into family

1

deathbed adoption of a successor (to prevent extinction of the family line); person adopted by someone on his deathbed

1

the big three ...

1

dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)

7

door

1

to distinguish oneself; to stand out

1

possessing full mastery of an art (e.g. Judo); initiation into the secrets (e.g. of an art); full mastership

4

to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with

1

Perry; Peli; Pelly; Perri

1

arrival of ships (from abroad); arrival by ship

1

centre; center; pivot; central nervous system

1

to invite in; to show someone in

2

to have grown tense (of a situation); to have become critical (and to be on the verge of a major upheaval)

1

steering; helmsman; coxswain; guidance; leadership; leader

1

unnatural death; violent death

2

to twist; to distort

2

distance; interval; gap; difference; estrangement

1

folding fan

7

leading figure; prominent figure; big name; star actor (of a troupe)

3

assassin; to assassinate

1

difficult; hard

1

indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary

1

care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude

1

very cautious person; very prudent person; very discreet person

1

bold; daring; audacious

2

healthy; robust

1

warmth

5

to feel uneasy; to get into a panic; to feel excited; to have one's heart beat wildly; to have a presentiment

1