jpdb beta

to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)

2

listen!; you see; mind you; remember

1

gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying

2

disturbance; confusion; perturbation; commotion; turbulence

1

then; and (then); in that case; if so

1

under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side

1

board chairman; managing director; chief director

23

one's old bones; old man

1

to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage

1

running as fast as one can

2

backward flow; backflow; countercurrent; reflux; regurgitation

1

to be burned down

1

to push through (a crowd, vegetation, etc.)

1

to run at full speed; to run and run; to try one's hardest

2

waterway; channel; wake (of a ship)

3

diminutive used with names, etc.; diminutive adjective ending

2

to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience

1

old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly

9

confusion; dismay; consternation; panic

1

wrinkled; full of wrinkles

2

drenched with sweat; sweaty all over

2

breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor

1

rapid firing; continuous firing; firing in quick succession

1

to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)

2

expert

1

invisibly; secretly; privately

1

to hide oneself

1

witnessing; observing; sighting

1

hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping

1

meow; miaow; cat

3

meow; miaow

3

schoolgirl; female student

1

too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous

1

bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely

1

explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)

2

to be careful; to pay attention; to take care

2

reliability; trustworthiness; dependability

1

sense of security

1

mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable

1

ruins of a fire; fire-devastated area

2

to spread (of flames)

1

extinguishing a fire; fire fighting

1

work; operation; task

2

to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen

2

escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing

1

to disappear; to vanish; to abscond; to decamp

1

to fade; to become dim

1

relief; aid; rescue

2

to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished

3

injured person; wounded person

1