jpdb beta

shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly

1

to inherit; to succeed; to take over

1

to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl

3

older brother and younger sister

1

the place one comes from; one's birthplace; one's hometown

1

Kamakura (city)

1

favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude

1

any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand

7

temple; monk

2

for a long time

3

resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace

1

to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with

1

outside a window

2

inside a car (train, bus, etc.)

3

windowpane; window glass

2

behind; in the rear; in back

2

night view; night skyline; nightscape

2

cave; cavern; den; grotto

1

abrupt; sudden

2

worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class

1

town; city; municipal; urban

1

look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!

7

to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver

2

to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect

2

to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up

2

soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost

2

movement; move; motion; trend; development; change

1

to chase; to run after; to pursue

2

even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little

4

one's possessions; ownership

1

to increase; to add to; to augment

1

clock; watch; timepiece

7

corner; nook; recess

3

gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine

1

tooth

2

one mountain; pile (of something); heap; hump; worst part; large profit

1

top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet

1

to settle (in a place); to settle down

1

bacteria; bacillus; germ

4

the place for; the time for; the level of

1

when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned

1

to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss

2

to be sad; to mourn for; to regret

2

blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)

1

mechanism

1

to be conceited

1

funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd

1

small sum of money

1

to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away

1

being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to

4