jpdb beta

downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes

1

to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with

1

(car) turn signal; blinker; indicator

1

stopping (of a train, car, etc.); stop

1

walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)

1

dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional

1

to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down

4

mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements; e.g. trembling, quick steps); gradual; bit by bit

1

phew; whew

1

wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily

1

nausea; feeling like throwing up; feeling sick

1

to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit

1

ten-odd; a dozen or so

3

after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years

2

in proportion to; just as much as

1

certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid

2

to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age

1

nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things

2

and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time

1

in the same way; like; likewise; similarly

3

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

3

heat wave

1

much less; to say nothing of

1

dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine

1

exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC

1

each other; one another

2

extinction (e.g. of a family); dying out; discontinuation; severance (e.g. of relations); rupture; breaking off

2

to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate

2

interior; inside; internal

1

to repeat; to do over again

3

hatred

1

dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic

2

far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry

1

strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious

1

to become completely chilled

1

sense of emptiness; empty feeling; feeling of meaninglessness

1

middle; center; heart; midst (e.g. of a storm); peak (e.g. of a season); (the) height (of something)

2

to be hurtful; to resonate emotionally (with one)

1

before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally

1

to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)

3

crescent moon; young moon

1

bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse

1

stillness; silence; quiet; hush; calm; serenity

2

to dig out; to hollow out; to cut into

1

(opening of a) wound; cut

1

to squeeze out; to wring out

2

to become frightened; to get scared; to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to get cold feet

1

to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)

4

emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness

1

to fear; to be afraid of

2