jpdb beta

conception; idea

1

presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch

1

predecessor; pioneer; ancestor

1

reading (books)

1

second; number two; runner-up

1

fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence

1

to write a novel

4

creative power; creativity

1

poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want

1

to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)

1

sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care

1

easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over

2

long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop

2

book title

2

to shake one's head

1

for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion

2

result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently

5

careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate

1

librarian

1

given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this

3

to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included

2

throughout Japan

1

progress

1

dose; installment; instalment

1

to undertake; to take on (task); to assure; to guarantee; to vouch (for)

1

outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly

1

Muromachi period (1333-1573)

3

dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness

1

echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions

1

successively; one after another

2

letter (e.g. of complaint); letter to the editor; letter from a reader; contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.)

3

whisky; whiskey

1

encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)

2

as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")

2

to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)

2

to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood

3

crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received

2

to be titled (e.g. a book); to be named

1

great joy

1

modern Japanese; current written style

3

to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite

1

psychological description

1

using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on

1

the original; original copy; script

11

composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization

3

tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well

1

plan; blueprint

3

pen

2

to prosper; to flourish

2

flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda

2