jpdb beta

to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close

1

dispersing; vanishing

1

to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory

3

to beat time; to mark time

1

event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble

3

as we know

1

willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling

1

to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)

1

to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)

1

to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time

1

to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with

1

to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)

4

counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth

2

to take by surprise

1

outside of one's area of expertise

1

to cling

10

to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying

2

lantern (esp. handheld oil lamp); hurricane lamp

7

lighting equipment

1

stone monument

4

to be erected; to be built

3

a long time ago

1

horizon (related to land)

1

beyond; across; the other side; the distance

1

to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued

7

dusk; twilight

3

small fire

1

to lurk; to hover in the background; to be coiled up; to stretch tortuously

1

darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy

4

small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit

1

wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling

2

daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period

10

one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face

2

cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool

1

to step forward; to take a step forward

1

to refuse; to decline; to deny

1

to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by

3

(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling

1

to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of

1

to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear

7

needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer

1

innumerable; countless; numberless

1

not only ... (but also); not just; as well as

2

to listen carefully; to strain one's ears

1

here and there; everywhere

3

groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)

4

loitering; roaming; sauntering; wandering about; prowling

1

stealthily; secretly; in secret

5

fortunately; luckily; thankfully

5

at this rate

1