jpdb beta

gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness

4

to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)

2

group; party; team; squad; section

1

aha!; yes sir

2

floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

5

lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring

2

to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea); to fall into ruin; to become neglected; to become rough (of skin); to get chapped

1

overhead; above one's head; high in the sky

13

to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on

3

indeed; it's no wonder

1

at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just

1

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

2

you (plural)

4

after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to

2

to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.); to take hold of; to haunt

1

Herberto

7

resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)

8

to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.); to force apart; to tear apart

1

relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect

2

old friend; old pal

1

to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still

2

I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal

5

heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding

3

to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate

1

scar (e.g. from operation, injection); trace; mark (e.g. skid marks)

2

the front; honest; upright; decent

4

crawling on all fours; being on all fours; being on one's hands and knees

2

to grasp; to get

1

screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)

3

dead of night; midnight

6

hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)

1

what do you want?; can I help you?

1

counselling service (counseling); life matters advice service

1

to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone

2

sleepy; drowsy; somnolent

2

to hinder; to obstruct; to adversely affect

1

notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties

1

anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z

1

single; solo; solitary; just one; only one

3

mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest

2

that's the way it is; such is life

2

to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound

5

to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)

14

piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood

1

to put (wood, coal, paper, etc.) into the fire; to throw on the fire; to add to the fire; to burn

2

movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling

4

shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early

3

to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)

3

spark

6

in perfect form; going swimmingly

1