jpdb beta

torii (Shinto shrine archway)

3

to lead (an advance); to spearhead (a campaign, attack)

6

(raw) material

4

prefab hut

4

dwelling; house; residence; living; life

7

relatively quickly (esp. actions); quite suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)

1

to be discouraged; to shrink from

1

to encourage; to cheer

8

ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)

23

fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)

11

to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)

19

inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience

3

(fully) exposed; bare; uncovered; in full view; undisguised; broad (accent)

5

one's principal residence; main home

7

parentless; orphaned; parentless child; orphan

3

older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella

24

since then; from that time; ever since

9

relative; relation

5

aloneness; loneliness; solitude

24

to infer; to figure out; to get an idea of; to tell; to imagine; to guess

5

one's background; one's history; one's circumstances; one's merit; asset; strong point

2

absolute zero

1

electric current

3

to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become indistinct; to become impure (of one's heart, a society, etc.); to be corrupted

4

chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain

8

stew (esp. Japanese cream stew)

2

surroundings; circumference

4

to beat the hell out of

6

to carry a joke too far

1

to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together

9

to become hoarse; to become husky

2

that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you

104

miso lees; miso strainings; worthless thing; good-for-nothing; child who is left out of games; child who is made light of

2

to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away

27

pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray

1

original form; base form

1

to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade

10

to work assiduously; to give one's all; to make the utmost effort; (lit.) to make (grind) one's body into dust

3

ungrateful

6

to feel at ease

5

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

3

(electric) torch; flashlight

34

completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened

5

hook; hook bracket (Japanese quotation mark)

2

emergency supplies storehouse

4

private residence

1

pale; pallid

11

to emboss; to carve in relief; to bring to the fore; to accentuate; to throw into relief

2

to find out

7

lived-in feel (e.g. of a room); sense of life; hints of daily life

4