jpdb beta

optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary

3

depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program

7

to be reminded of; to call to mind

3

rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)

12

to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)

6

innocent; cherubic; childlike

6

little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)

17

new; fresh; novel

3

negative; minus

1

chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage

1

with a swoosh; at one fell swoop

2

to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound

2

shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)

5

Araneus ventricosus (species of orb-weaving spider)

2

motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically

8

to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at

3

to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)

8

freely; right and left; as one pleases

1

to stretch a string

1

to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to think over; to work out; (arch.) to notify (orally or in writing)

2

nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web

1

to disappear; to vanish

1

reality; actuality; hard fact

13

to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade

5

palm (of one's hand)

4

to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes

4

to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)

3

to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)

1

softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is

9

to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last

5

outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state

19

two weeks; fortnight

2

twenty-second day of the month; twenty-two days

2

come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something

1

both (people)

15

reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight

8

pert; tomboyish; impudent; (arch.) gallant; (arch.) chivalrous

1

at the last moment; this late in the game

1

hesitation; indecision; vacillation

3

violent; rough

1

store interior; inside of a shop

6

to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize

1

to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)

1

to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)

2

chair; stool; post; office; position

9

to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback

3

to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver

2

dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable

4

uh-oh; oops; sorry

4

he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!

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