jpdb beta

event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble

4

exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose

1

amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby

2

few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient

1

rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown

1

to set aside

4

locational advantage; advantageous position

1

what would (you) do?; what to do about it

1

rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything

1

(all) together

1

to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after

3

it may be because

1

thought; consideration; thinking

1

villain; baddie; the villain's part

1

(a) few; some; several

1

dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now

1

idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation

3

back; rear; background; behind the scenes

5

brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows

1

shifting (the burden) onto; ill effects; negative consequences; burden

1

Sunday; nth day (of the month); counter for days; Japan

2

discovery; detection; finding

1

to escape

4

as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever

1

second half; latter half

1

one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance

2

establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration

1

stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs

1

beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially

3

plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation

1

childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate

1

material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick

1

inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care

1

the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life

3

deep (of emotions, connections, etc.)

1

fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification

4

formation; combination

1

depending on; dependent on

1

to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to

1

true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses

2

in the mountains; among the mountains

1

to hide oneself

2

to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel

2

head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)

2

-less; lacking; non-existing

2

committing every evil; being given to evil ways; following the path of evil

1

misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness

1

by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then

2

to happen to be present

1

killer technique; surefire assassination method; special or lethal move, usu. one unique to a certain fighter or fighting style

2