jpdb beta

charm; amulet

1

that's the way it is; such is life

1

ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom

4

to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in

1

to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)

1

courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts

1

(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake

1

basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation

1

first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all

1

north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind

1

storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building

1

stairs; stairway; staircase

3

ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream

1

down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream

1

number; amount

1

end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)

1

one day; (on) a certain day

1

schoolgirl; female student

1

coming home from school

1

good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result

5

to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted

2

suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally

1

soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light

1

to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)

3

to look towards

1

to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)

1

to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted

2

at that time; that time

1

rich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.); thick; very likely; highly possible; passionate; hot

1

second

1

red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful

2

evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)

1

to swim

2

who; what kind of person

1

underwater

1

to drag in; to pull in

2

it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right

1

trace; tracks; site; remains; scar

2

rope; cord; policeman's rope

1

hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors

1

similarly; same (idea); same (name)

2

definition

1

be; is

1

old building; older building

1

approval; agreement; support; favour; favor

1

feces; excrement; stool

1

sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)

1

when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

1

Hanako-san (ghost rumoured to haunt school toilet stalls)

1

another world (esp. in fiction); otherworld; parallel universe; different-dimension world; isekai

1