jpdb beta

stowaway

1

precipice; cliff; bluff

2

cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation

10

to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back

1

to burn into one's memory; to sear an image

1

Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom

3

existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have

2

residence

1

citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)

3

bad; poor; shoddy

2

sinner; evildoer; wrongdoer

2

to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing

2

thoughtful; considerate; sensible; prudent; having good taste; discerning

1

to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble

1

but; however; even though; even if

2

to treat (someone) to (something); to give (someone) a treat; to buy (someone a meal, drink, etc.); to be extravagant; to live in luxury

1

foul play; cheating; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat

1

down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream

4

Sodom

1

great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique

2

stoning; rock fight; stone-throwing fight; custom by which neighbours or friends threw rocks inside a couple's house on their wedding night

2

clothing; garment; dress

1

to humiliate; to disgrace; to put to shame; to violate; to (sexually) assault; to rape

1

virgin (usu. female); maiden; virgin (e.g. forest); unspoiled by human activity; debut; maiden (e.g. voyage)

5

to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly

2

to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending

2

to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world

2

sulfur (S); sulphur

5

altogether; entirely

1

chapter one; first chapter

1

sinking into sin

2

evening; early night hours

1

expectation; anticipation; forecast

3

together; mutually; reciprocally; adds a nuance of solemnity or formality

1

recognition; acquaintance

2

view; vista; panorama; outlook; prospect

1

celestial sphere; the heavens

1

barren land; sterile soil; wasteland

4

magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid

2

borderline; boundary

1

answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising

1

off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory

3

to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice

1

to collapse (of a building, dream, plan, etc.); to be destroyed; to fall through; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; to be routed

1

protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)

3

kite

2

aim; goal

1

small hill; low hill; hillock

2

halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside

1

to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise

3