jpdb beta

busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety

5

to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)

4

day of spring; spring sun

1

wet hands

1

place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place

2

matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)

4

unfinished; in progress

1

bamboo steamer; steaming basket; wooden frame holder with reed base used to steam food over a pot; soba served on a small wickerwork tray; wickerwork tray (for serving soba)

2

(a) dose; (a) puff; (a) smoke; lull; short rest

4

to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out

7

four o'clock

3

narrow-gauge railway; light railway

1

younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice

1

to stop by; to drop in for a short visit

2

question; query

1

orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course

3

good grief

1

2.44 miles

4

return; coming back

5

national highway

3

along

2

quarry; stone pit

20

folding screen

1

westering sun; setting sun; afternoon sun

1

bright red; bright

2

Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)

3

to approach; to draw near

3

just as one thought; as usual; sure enough

2

hewn stone; quarried stone; ashlar; flagstone

1

soon; momentarily; before long; any time now

2

to have in one's dreams

2

having poor eyesight

1

unable to resist; unable to suppress

1

edge or corner of a stone

1

technique; art; skill; move

2

to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against

3

book; booklet; story book; pamphlet; notebook

1

deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely

3

actual and hidden; inside out (e.g. socks); face down (e.g. cards)

1

height; stature

2

emperor; ruler (with a heavenly mandate); heavenly being; celestial being

11

we

1

to hold a ceremony

1

inattention; absent-mindedness

1

to become conscious; to recover one's senses; to snap out of it

2

to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears

1

to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across

2

restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget

1

scattered here and there; at intervals

1

foot; leg

1