jpdb beta

in all directions

1

(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place

1

to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself

1

choices; alternatives; options

1

sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break

1

(sense of) hearing; auditory perception

1

stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition

1

darkness

1

material; substance; matter

6

having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way

1

whether or not

2

even now; still; as yet

2

to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound

1

end; conclusion

1

end; close; conclusion; termination

2

to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick

1

writhing (in agony)

1

not yet known; unknown; strange

1

to prove; to verify; to guarantee; to promise

1

one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)

2

to expel; to drive out

1

song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry

2

(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning

1

melody; tune

1

stillness; silence; quiet; hush; calm; serenity

1

to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to permeate

1

uncharted territory; unknown waters; unfamiliar terrain

1

to narrow; to reduce; to contract

2

(already) known; established

1

to call; to summon; to send for; to call together

1

to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)

1

nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement

1

to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn

1

servile; subservient; obsequious; slavish; self-abasing; grovelling

1

to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat

1

to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny

2

to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm

1

prey (i.e. of a predator); kill; victim (of a crime, a hoax, etc.)

1

siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement

2

if; in case; supposing

1

very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)

1

atonement; the Atonement (of Jesus Christ)

1

bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood

1

strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough

1

old soldier

1

reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind

1

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

1

same age

1

to (an extent); up to; there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...; even if there is no need to ... (at least ...)

2

to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh

2