jpdb beta

to swoop down; to glide down; to fly down; to land gently (on); to alight (on)

3

break in time; interruption; pause

2

splash (of water); spray

1

comfortable; carefree

1

establishment; opening; setting up; inauguration

2

without leaving any trace

1

any; all; every; both; either; none (with neg. verb)

1

to give birth to; to drop (a calf, foal, etc.); to lay (an egg)

2

to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back

4

brand new

10

without trouble; easily; readily

2

wondrous; marvellous; uncanny; like a charm

1

to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back

5

lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification

13

to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning

4

suspension; pause; temporary halt; stopping (at an intersection, railway crossing, etc.)

2

to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply

2

migratory bird; bird of passage

1

introductory text; introductory essay

1

in order; sequential; seriatim

1

laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)

16

to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)

11

ginkgo nut; gingko nut

3

treetop; tip of a branch

5

green; greenery; verdure

4

bamboo thicket; bamboo grove

1

each house; every house; many houses

2

roof

3

heat shimmer; heat haze; shimmering of hot air

1

summer sky; summery weather; clear, blazing summer weather

1

borderline; boundary

6

to wave back

1

day of spring; spring sun

2

moment; brief space of time

6

spring; fountain

5

investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody

5

whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur

1

finish; completion; the end

6

afterword; postscript

7

subject; theme

1

novel; story; (work of) fiction

7

ten years; decade

3

main text; original text; this book; this volume

2

electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking

2

library; book collection; paperback book

2

to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)

3

goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final

2

label; (record) label

1

title

12

it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...

1