jpdb beta

right in the middle (of); midst; height

1

casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; ordinary; normal; regular

5

among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)

1

putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation

1

to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one

1

aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!

2

pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment

3

shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream

6

after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")

1

power of Buddhism

1

to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip

2

dying; death; dead; useless; damned

1

to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate

1

to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to be promoted

1

(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely

1

to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide

15

to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)

4

to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain

6

(one's) gaze; line of sight; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (to obscure their identity); eye censor bar

2

sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air

19

space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart

11

to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits

8

rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)

6

to fall continuously (of rain, snow, etc.); to fall hard; to fall heavily; to pour down

2

night sky

3

to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.

5

look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting

2

fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred

19

to possess; to haunt

4

life and death

2

to lose one's life

2

to fall asleep

2

small (token of one's gratitude, etc.); little (something by way of thanks); mere (trifle)

1

to live; to reside; to inhabit

1

phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing

6

capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace

3

to entice; to tempt; to invite someone to join in

1

big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important

8

to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)

4

each; (arch.) you (plural)

4

to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate

11

dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties

5

many years; a long time

1

throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...

1

root; source; origin; cause

1

to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...

3

miasma ("bad air" formerly believed to cause disease)

1

to whirl; to eddy; to swirl; to whirl around (of feelings, thoughts, etc.); to swirl around; to surge

1

sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling

20

point; dot; one point; one matter; one point (in a game, exam, etc.); one mark

2