jpdb beta

paper knife; letter opener

5

at first; in the beginning; originally

5

to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder

3

to start to move; to get going; to come alive

3

left side; left-hand side

1

to fall and pile up (e.g. snow); to lie thick

1

one side

1

to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.; onto a surface)

4

storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; pile of 3 cards of the same value in oicho-kabu

4

speaking voice; talking voice

5

the same thing

2

continuation; succession; series; continuous

1

sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical

1

change; fluctuation

2

one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate

2

to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse

2

unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously

2

sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death

1

reflection (of light); reflection (of society, attitudes, etc.); application (of an update, changes, etc.); taking effect

3

to trace; to inquire into

1

nursing; (army) nurse

1

stealthy steps; soft steps

1

sickroom; hospital room; ward

1

member of the Diet; Diet member; member of parliament; MP

1

speech; address

2

horse riding; horseback riding; horseback rider

2

wild horse; pastured horse; grazing horse

1

group; bunch; crowd; group

3

to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)

10

passage; paragraph

1

there is nothing; having nothing

3

to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (another's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate

3

protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)

1

baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)

1

peerage; court rank

1

to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure

3

have to do; must; should; ought to

2

asking oneself

1

one by one; in detail; minutely

1

enlargement; increase

2

interior; inside; internal

2

to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture

1

decisive; resolute; determined; firm

5

to pat (e.g. a dog); to rub; to stroke; to fondle; to caress

1

musical instrument

2

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

1

tune

1

gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase

5

hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker

1

to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate

1