jpdb beta

reference; allusion

2

effect; efficacy; validity; potency

1

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

2

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

1

ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.

1

first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank

1

corridor; hallway; passageway

1

near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon

5

regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better

5

to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)

1

impatience; irritation; frustration; fretfulness

2

to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)

1

to breathe heavily

2

far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)

3

window

5

black smoke

6

to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)

1

main gate; main entrance

1

highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)

5

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

to keep running

3

losing oneself (in); being absorbed (in); forgetting oneself

2

state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place

1

personal affair; one's own affair

1

to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to

3

impulse; urge; impetus

1

to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake

3

fifteen; 15

1

minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)

2

running as fast as one can

1

still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less

1

to be too late; to be too slow

2

to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)

3

lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)

1

nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic

1

superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!

1

escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism

4

to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of

3

cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate

1

eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice

2

distant view; looking from a distance; being able to see a long distance; good long-distance vision; farsightedness

1

ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist

3

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

4

in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless

2

trickery; (arch.) fiasco; (arch.) disobedience

1

to make light of; to ignore; to slight

3

foolish; stupid; silly

6

the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance

1

huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!

1

older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella

1