jpdb beta

normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station

19

to be squashed by; to be pinned under

1

protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support

1

(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement

3

to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain

11

excuse; explanation

4

bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely

1

to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)

1

exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite

2

to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash

3

quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly

1

ah; oh; hey!

7

Japanese beech (Fagus crenata); Siebold's beech

1

posture; stance

1

to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)

4

(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance

1

above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous

21

entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning

2

to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart

2

hallway slippers; indoor shoes; overshoes; rubbers; galoshes

5

to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor

2

to wipe; to dry

3

tissue; facial tissue

1

handkerchief

1

to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend

24

in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)

1

backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump

1

cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing

1

to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)

2

to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)

6

the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person

2

to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart

3

to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still

2

incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness

3

the other day; lately; recently; during this period

1

return; coming back

1

to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of

4

dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding

13

to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to

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roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity

2

short bob (haircut)

1

to suit; to match; to become; to be like

4

forelock; bangs

7

charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal

6

offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff

1

to be able to see

1

small build; small stature; petite; small pattern

3

thin; slender; fine; unlucky

11

blazer

1

white

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