jpdb beta

curtain; curtains

1

to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)

1

in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh

1

petal

1

season; time of year

1

to change (with time, the ages, the seasons, etc.); to shift

1

heart transplant

1

afterword; postscript

1

heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman

1

serious disease; intractable disease; difficult-to-recover-from illness

1

to result in death; to lead to death; to be fatal (e.g. disease)

1

character (in a play, novel, film, etc.); dramatis personae

1

to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine

1

story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend

5

to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself

1

in this way; along these lines; similarly

1

writer; painter; drawer; skilful writer; skilful painter

1

stage setting

1

to finish writing

1

often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to

1

undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows

1

loss of memory; amnesia

2

rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)

2

this piece; this work

3

to be left lonely at the top; to be left high and dry by one's friends; to be abandoned by one's supporters; to have the rug pulled from under one; (lit.) to have the ladder pulled out from under one

1

to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate

1

absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical

1

creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright

1

debut work; one's first work

1

publication

1

limitation; restriction; condition; constraints

1

to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set

1

deadline; closing; closing (a door, window, etc.); cofferdam

3

author; writer; novelist; artist

1

work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique

2

sale; offering for sale; putting on sale; putting on the market; release (for sale)

1

achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization

1

fourth-year student

1

graduation thesis

2

making (a report, plan, contract, etc.); drawing up; writing out; preparing; creating (a file, website, account, etc.)

1

writing; authoring

2

circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle

1

student (esp. a university student)

1

one's duty; one's part

1

studies; schoolwork; classwork

1

specific gravity; relative density; relative importance; weight

1

rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment

2

four

1

without cause; without reason

1

manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution

1