jpdb beta

heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)

1

shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear

3

to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)

1

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

1

to say a word; to say something; to speak briefly; to give a quick holler; to let (someone) know

1

danger; peril; hazard; risk

3

gesture; charades (game)

2

rash; reckless

2

gun; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish

1

joke; gag

1

to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than

2

rare; uncommon; not often seen

2

bōryokudan; gangster organization (organisation); crime syndicate; yakuza

1

institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)

3

hidden room; secret chamber

1

to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex

1

otherwise; or else; if not

1

originally; by nature; from the start

4

air-raid shelter; bomb shelter

1

farmer; farming family; farmhouse

1

under the floor

1

storehouse; bunker; silo

1

to build; to construct

1

pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability

2

indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted

1

locking

1

new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)

3

at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can

1

to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)

5

see you next week

1

steady; honest; sober; straightforward

2

dubious; puzzled; suspicious

1

Golden Week (early-May holiday season in Japan)

2

holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night

1

mystery; curiosity; strangeness; ghost; monster; apparition

2

search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation

1

May; fifth month of the lunar calendar

1

long holiday (esp. Golden Week in late April and early May)

1

hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour

1

various

3

cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga

1

animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime

1

event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble

2

consecutive holidays

11

to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront

1

stop

2

to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter

7

educational institution; school; academy; campus

1

warm welcome

1

impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned

1