jpdb beta

novel; story; (work of) fiction

1

ancient burial mound; barrow; tumulus

1

Leh (India); Ray; Rais; Re

1

ventriloquism; throwing one's voice

1

leadership

1

wrestler (esp. a professional wrestler)

6

device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity

1

transition; change; progress; passing (of time)

3

stillness; silence; quiet; hush; calm; serenity

1

blackboard eraser

1

(falling) deeply in love

1

cardboard box; carton; corrugated box

3

candidate; applicant

2

plastic umbrella

4

light rain; drizzle

1

left shoulder

4

reliability; trustworthiness; dependability

5

harmless (remark, topic, etc.); inoffensive; safe; bland; neutral (attitude); noncommittal (reply)

1

repentance; confession; penitence

1

the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it

1

asphalt

11

corrugated iron; corrugated sheet metal; galvanised sheet iron

1

awning (over a window, doorway, etc.); eaves (of a roof); narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building; visor (of a cap); brim; classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle

1

vending machine

1

stray cat; alley cat

1

crash; smash; crunch; bang

1

mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet

1

conduct; behavior; behaviour

5

relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening

1

air hole; windhole; air vent; deep cave from which cold wind blows

1

what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels

3

sharing an umbrella; being under one umbrella; drawing of an umbrella with two names under it (equivalent of "X loves Y")

1

impeccable; unimpeachable; cannot be faulted; above reproach; beyond reproach; faultless

1

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

2

exclamation used to scold practitioners (in Zen); scolding or threatening with a shout

1

half-dried

1

love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections

4

expectation; anticipation; forecast

4

one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself

2

straightforward; blunt; outspoken; clear-cut

1

to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine

1

light rain; drizzle

1

(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway

10

taxi

1

bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent

2

vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel

1

mass communication; mass media

1

concern; interest

1

to get goosebumps; to have one's hair stand on end; to shudder

1

to peel; to skin; to pare; to bare (teeth, fangs); to open wide (eyes)

4