jpdb beta

to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect

1

sunlight; rays of the Sun

8

to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up

3

reliance; dependence

3

emergency staircase; emergency stairs

2

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

2

creaking; groaning (e.g. under physical stress)

1

to jar; to creak; to grate

1

handrail; railing; banister

2

to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp

8

to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged

2

spectrum

1

deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)

6

to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off

1

to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by

3

to collect; to assemble; to gather

4

to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)

2

faintly; weakly; dimly; fool; simpleton; dimwit

2

to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend

3

corridor; hallway; passageway

4

for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of

7

newborn baby

1

(not so) much; (not) very

3

when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

1

to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank

1

the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life

2

sense; sensation; feeling; intuition

2

obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum

2

one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage

1

to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged

3

on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time

2

to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself

1

laboratory dish; Petri dish

1

(culture) medium

1

microbe; germ

1

elaborate; delicate; exquisite

1

speck; fleck

1

to delineate; to draw; to express; to imagine

1

from out of nowhere; from who knows where

2

a certain ...; some ...

10

to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan

3

whenever you want; any time you like

2

cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)

1

last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)

1

bus on a regular route; fixed-route bus; transit bus

1

to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)

4

museum

1

entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth

3

admission ticket; entrance ticket; platform ticket; ticket allowing a non-traveller access to a railway station platform

1

to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand

2