jpdb beta

weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly

1

the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all

2

to go through the proper procedures; to follow the required steps

1

to shake one's head

3

with a screech; with a squeak; with a squeal

1

strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm

2

from what I've heard; according to reports; from what they say

1

to meet the requirements; to satisfy the conditions

1

before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand

1

dusk; twilight

1

fire built in an iron basket (watch fire, fishing fire, etc.); bonfire; campfire; (arch.) brothel-keeper (Edo period)

1

to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up

2

mountain village

1

basin (e.g. between mountains)

1

brink; outer edge

2

halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside

1

one sweep (of the eye); sweeping view; unbroken view

2

hidden village (esp. hidden retreat for nobles or refuge for soldiers of a defeated army); isolated village; legendary land (deep in mountains or underground); Shangri-La

1

teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine

1

electricity; (electric) light

3

water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway

2

electric line; electric cable; power cable; telephone line; telegraph wire

1

manhole

1

to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes

1

two rows; double file

1

orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim

2

slope; slanting surface; bevel

2

light; lamp; torch

1

receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death

1

to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)

3

past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40

2

to step forward; to volunteer

1

polite; respectful; reverent

1

benefactor; patron; person to whom one owes a great deal; person to whom one is (deeply) indebted

1

we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual

1

grandchild

1

feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy

2

personality; character; personal appearance; gentility

1

the aforementioned; the said; the usual; kudan; yōkai resembling a human-headed bovine, said to prophesize misfortune or bountiful harvest

2

hoot hoot; tu-whit tu-whoo; oh!; I see; huh!

1

there; that way; you

1

everybody

1

staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly

1

overlapping; piling; stacking

2

husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law

19

contrast; juxtaposition; comparison; correlation (of strata)

1

(about) middle; midway

1

single-storied house; single-storied building

1

Japanese-style house

1

samurai residence

1