jpdb beta

to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still

1

travelling (a long and difficult journey) on foot; walking (all the way) across; travelling through; travelling all over (e.g. a country); visiting all the major locations (of a region, etc.)

1

(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching

2

evening

1

scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting

1

bending and stretching; flexing and extending

1

snow-laden clouds

1

right about-face

1

rotation; revolution; working (e.g. of one's mind); function; turnover (of goods, funds, etc.); circulation

1

ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out

1

to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up

1

crybaby; blubberer

3

one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission

2

twelve; 12; queen

1

video (esp. a televised image); videotape; VHS tape; videocassette recorder; VCR; video (short film)

1

athletic meet (esp. at a school); sports day; field day; sports festival

1

school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent

1

lucky; fortunate

1

Shōtoku era (1711.4.25-1716.6.22)

1

difficult voyage; stormy passage; hard flight; rough going; running into trouble; proceeding with difficulty

1

entrance examination for selected candidates (who have been recommended to the university)

1

to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)

1

to stoop; to bend (e.g. one's knees)

1

silently (as the grave); quietly (as in death)

1

innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine

2

capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp

1

laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger

1

(a) row; line

1

sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)

1

to wave back

1

extinction (e.g. of a family); dying out; discontinuation; severance (e.g. of relations); rupture; breaking off

1

to shake one's head

1

return to school

2

immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to

1

community

1

village

1

halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)

1

guiltless; innocent

1

selfless (pious, righteous) man

1

learning by ear; memory of having heard something before

1

café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)

2

to begin to fall (of rain, snow, etc.)

1

high ground; elevation; hill; plateau

1

to begin talking; to open up

1

base (of a polygon); bottom (of the social scale); lower levels; base (e.g. of support); foundation

2

to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)

2

difficult problem; challenge

1

handrail; railing; banister

1

soft voice

1

to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken

1