jpdb beta

inner palace (reserved for women); harem; seraglio; consort of the emperor

49

almost; roughly; approximately

9

one's body alone; having nothing except one's body; just oneself (with no belongings)

1

peeking; peeping (e.g. through a hole, narrow gap)

1

in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely

2

suddenly (appear, stick out); abruptly; unexpectedly; (stand) still and expressionless; imposingly

1

which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon

5

wonderful; splendid; magnificent

1

calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility

1

to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect

1

to grin

1

one night; one evening; all night; overnight

1

(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely

3

to finish reading; to read through

1

deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate

7

guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement

4

elbow

1

to poke; to push

1

desire; appetite; lust

1

stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation

1

to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into

1

eyebrow; eyebrows

7

figure eight; figure of eight; shape of "hachi", the kanji for eight

1

a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago

7

to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept

5

manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour

5

physical

1

concerning the content; with respect to the content; content-wise

1

have to do; must; should; ought to

1

I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...

11

having a crisp appearance; stiffly; tensely; smartly (e.g. dressed); neatly

5

Kada

33

when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

3

legendary; fabled; fabulous

4

to be preeminent; to be outstanding

1

medical technology

3

all; every

1

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

2

anecdote

1

clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely

4

strong point; merit; virtue; advantage

1

defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage

1

first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

13

for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)

9

to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion

1

so; like this; in this way

4

unkindness; unfriendliness

1

and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism

2

failure; mistake; blunder

4

consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care

4