jpdb beta

gathering clouds; group of clouds

2

curtain; hanging; veil (of darkness, mystery, etc.); mantle

1

I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt

6

to do (someone) a wrong; to do (someone) an ill turn; to take revenge; to resent; to bear a grudge

1

widely; extensively; far and wide; everywhere; all around; generally

1

to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence

1

dark

1

fortress

1

center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused

4

funnel

1

form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence

2

curve; bend; crook

1

lattice; latticework; lattice door; check(ed) pattern; plaid

1

one-by-one; separately; in detail

4

cone

4

to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear

3

rotation; revolution; working (e.g. of one's mind); function; turnover (of goods, funds, etc.); circulation

2

thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words

3

at regular intervals; evenly spaced

1

every direction

1

that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such

1

Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)

2

delight; great joy

3

to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind

2

to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate

2

student days

2

thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected

1

gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy

2

to grimace; to frown

2

to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)

1

ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice

4

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

1

serious look (on one's face); straight face

2

to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)

1

brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved

2

validity; effectiveness

1

demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof

1

young person

2

very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point

8

having spirit; (being) staunch; having backbone

1

reason; right

1

grudge; complaint; reproach

1

conversation; talk; chat

2

origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient

1

acting; performance

2

something like ...; something called ...

4

to learn; to study; to take lessons in

2

to remind (someone of something); to call (someone's) attention (to); to tell (someone) again (to make sure); to make (doubly) sure (of); to emphasize; to reconfirm

2

direct; immediate; personal; firsthand

2

abuse; misuse; misappropriation; using to excess

1