jpdb beta

to project; to show (on a screen); to portray; to depict; to reflect (the times, mood, etc.)

2

phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing

3

is not; am not; are not

2

to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon

4

with a thud

2

bag

2

to be oversized (overloud, etc.)

4

travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour

3

to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored

15

running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood

8

changing clothes; change of clothes

8

superficial; half-hearted; shallow

1

to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate

6

with a creak; creakily

2

to constrict one's chest; to wring one's heart; to wrench one's heart

1

to sit (down)

10

only once

1

whatever (the case may be)

1

origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry

1

all (there is); as long as there is

1

to escape

4

politician; statesman

1

company president; manager; director

1

celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position

2

soft sound; dampening (of sound)

1

as you want; as you will

8

appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy

7

marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons

1

good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter

4

to marry (of a woman); to get married (to); to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse

3

ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base

1

hardening; fortifying; pledge; vow; defense; defence

1

influence; power; might; influence (of stones)

1

Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition

2

thickly; stickily; viscously

1

to keep (something) a close secret; to hide (the truth, one's pain, etc.); to keep hidden

1

uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently

2

to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off

2

marriage proposal; marriage talks

4

(formal) meeting with a view to marriage; interview with a prospective spouse

3

leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row

3

way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation

3

fixed date; appointed day

1

(written) invitation; letter of invitation

1

skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough

5

cheap and low-quality play; performance not worth paying to see; transparent act; see-through scheming

1

to shed tears

3

to cling

4

to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into

1

to grope; to feel around (in one's pocket, bag, etc.)

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