jpdb beta

to settle down

1

couch; bench; ottoman

5

darkness

3

the preceding visitor

1

to cover one's face

2

suspicious person

1

appearance; look; dress

2

to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone

3

in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh

7

to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil

2

to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate

1

to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done

1

brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows

3

to spit out; to eject; to dump

2

heir to a throne

2

ridiculous; odd

5

to keep talking; to go on and on; to talk non-stop

1

(rock) crystal; high purity quartz

1

palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign

1

to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts

4

to suffer; to groan; to be worried

5

to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to

1

having said that; on the other hand

1

to take a break

2

notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding

1

to be found

1

to leave; to depart; to take one's leave

3

to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself

3

to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

2

next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour

12

there is nothing

4

moonlight

5

hazy; dim; faint; minced fish or meat that is seasoned and fried

2

sound of the wind; voice of the wind

2

to watch steadily; to stare

1

to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)

7

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

2

left foot; left leg

1

to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down

2

foreign country

1

long time; long interval; for quite some time

4

to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem

1

to fear; to be afraid of

1

to sigh; to breathe a sigh

3

in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...

5

means; is; as for

1

strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance

1

from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved

1

to happen suddenly; to take place unexpectedly

2

sense of isolation; (feelings of) loneliness

1