jpdb beta

to rest; to relax; to repose

1

meditation; contemplation

3

persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate

1

charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal

2

to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere

1

bare feet

1

shy; diffident; retiring; reserved

1

ripple (on water); wavelets

2

moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time

1

beach; foreshore

1

very; much

1

ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah

1

to become distant; to recede

2

to aim at

2

to lose completely; to waste; to let slip away

1

doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion

2

next; secondly; subsequently

2

reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly

2

to repeat; to be frequent

2

test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation

1

surrender (fall) of a castle

1

dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish

2

speech and conduct; words and deeds

1

whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper

2

to order; to command; to appoint

2

to feel ashamed

2

how; in what way

1

integrity

1

then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so

1

to be urgent; to be pressing; to be imminent

1

most of all; extremely; supremely

2

sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly

6

evidence; proof

2

one elbow

1

dark brown; colour of tanned skin

1

rooftop

1

skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme

2

invisibly; secretly; privately

4

temple (side of head)

2

curve

2

holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)

1

foreign; abroad; overseas

1

change (personnel); transfer; reshuffle

1

gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision

3

smoothly; easily; readily

1

small talk; chat; gossip

1

preface; introduction; preamble

1

continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence

1

call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)

2

tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement

1