jpdb beta

light; lamp; counter for electric lights

1

to decorate; to display

2

to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate

1

thicket; coppice; brushwood

10

black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty

8

extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)

1

to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop

2

empty space; empty sky

3

all doors closed; blocked in every direction; cornered

1

being brought to a standstill; being stranded; being stumped; being in a dilemma; dying while standing (and remaining standing); dying on one's feet

1

in this case

3

passing on to the next life; death; giving up a struggle; submission; being at one's wits' end; being flummoxed

1

to pray; to wish

2

lamp; light

3

Japanese drum

2

what is it?

2

carpenter

1

deep blue; navy blue

1

apron

1

plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)

1

to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air

5

police questioning

1

eccentric

2

killing time; staving off boredom

1

group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school

2

to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)

3

to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to

2

to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see

1

to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated

1

to meet; to assemble; to congregate

1

sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive

8

(any) particular; special; material; perceptible; noticeable

4

gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance

3

theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse

10

principle; theory; fundamental truth

1

groove

1

brains; brain tissue

8

outward appearance

1

to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)

2

out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb

1

to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail

5

already; too late

3

judgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; award; verdict

1

standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum

3

meter; gauge; metre (i.e. 100 cm); meter; animator

1

various

10

to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise

3

unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all

1

numeral; figure; digit; numeric character

2

now rejoicing, now worrying; swinging from joy to sorrow; glad and sad by turns; alternating hope and fear; unable to put one's mind at ease

1