jpdb beta

to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession

3

to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)

1

to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up

3

acquaintance

2

first name; given name

4

to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar

2

lesson; class work; teaching; instruction

6

to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in

2

point in time; occasion

5

Muromachi period (1333-1573)

1

Kamakura period (1185-1333 CE)

1

organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)

1

six; 6

6

lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk; Latin (language)

5

local commissioner (Kamakura or Muromachi eras); draw to find the theme for poetry session; composing poetry by lot

3

junior college; vocationally oriented two or three year post-secondary education institution

2

satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy

4

freedom; free; open; unrestricted

2

mental; mental health; mental state; mental resolve

3

at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove

3

feigning sleep

1

-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure

1

to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease

3

control; check; restraint; inhibition

1

back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)

4

very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes

3

street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed

1

accurate; correct; precise; exact

9

to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise

3

the place for; the time for; the level of

4

dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing

1

to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)

3

to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations

2

dubious; puzzled; suspicious

5

to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled

2

distant look; faraway look

2

to break onto (shore); to wash ashore; to attack

2

to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on

1

commanding officer

3

to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)

4

guardian

12

entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)

2

to bite off; to gnaw through

1

imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action

6

to take away; to carry away

1

gasoline; petrol

7

it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but

2

myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)

1

to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about

3

right in the center (centre)

2