jpdb beta

(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of

1

scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful

11

omen; portent; sign; presage; harbinger; premonition

1

to cut in; to butt in

1

a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours

1

islander; inhabitant of an island

5

to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other

2

I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)

1

guidance

2

for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account

1

to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)

1

to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come

6

to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate

5

to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart

1

restoration; restitution; rehabilitation

1

to be extremely difficult; to present a major challenge

1

to finish writing

1

life-size; life-sized; true-to-life; faithful (depiction); realistic

2

to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head

1

stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow

1

to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)

4

bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)

9

to wash away; to rinse off

1

very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason

2

to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)

2

to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep

4

lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs

5

dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined

3

engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish); meat at the base of a fin

8

toilet; restroom; bathroom; going to the toilet; relieving oneself

5

sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)

4

facing west

1

window frame; sash

2

establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)

2

operation; functioning; running

1

garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area

41

beyond that point; after that

2

to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)

5

one's own room

3

(early) childhood

1

to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support

8

(one) before last; two before; two in front (e.g. rows)

1

new; fresh; novel

6

to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)

4

misfortune; adverse fortune; hapless fate; checkered (life, career, etc.); varied; eventful

1

even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)

2

to inherit; to succeed; to take over

7

to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)

2

to trace back to (the origins of something)

1

to hit; to run into; to light on; to strike into; to come against; to deadlock

1