jpdb beta

consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern

4

long time; many years

6

to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind

2

new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title

29

finish; finishing; finishing touches

4

stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs

7

to get help; to enlist aid

1

of all things

11

to paint (draw) a picture

63

ten-odd; a dozen or so

22

after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years

3

pure white

5

drawing paper

15

whispering; murmuring; subdued

2

brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows

7

to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple

4

to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory

4

side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension

2

falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses

4

kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice

8

to cover up; to conceal

6

have it your way; to hell with you!; get rooted!; bugger you!

2

in a bad mood

1

to turn round; to face about; to turn about

35

silent; mute; dumb

14

nearly one hour

8

to stop writing; to put down one's pen; to close (a letter)

5

good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response

8

execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment

2

brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost

5

feeling restless; feeling nervous; fidgety; distracted

1

3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma

7

one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)

5

one second

18

regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better

14

to be helpful; to be useful

4

relationship; connection; involvement; entanglement; implication (e.g. in a crime)

3

nameplate; doorplate

2

to turn pale; to lose color; to lose colour

7

visitor; caller

4

for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while

7

to stare at each other; to lock eyes with

1

authority; power; influence

2

remote region; frontier (district); border(land)

1

famous; well-known; renowned; your name

2

since long ago; already; for quite a while; for some time now

4

public (facilities, service, etc.); communal

4

exhibition

4

curt; blunt; cold; short

1

to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse

6