jpdb beta

in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward

1

drum

3

expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately

1

annex (to a building); annexe; extension; supplementary building

3

to build; to construct

2

to live; to make a living; to get on with

1

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

1

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.)

1

secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings

2

olden days; former

1

gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin

1

guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper

5

overnight stay; stopover; inn; hotel; anchorage; night duty

1

main building

7

suffix for room numbers; suffix for apartment numbers

8

appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre

1

meal; dinner; diet

2

futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)

2

to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)

1

anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case

2

to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know

1

advance payment; money paid in advance

1

to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)

1

busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety

1

time; season; period; phase; stage

1

just right (time, size, length, etc.)

1

that night; that evening; over the course of the evening

1

shriek; scream

2

to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed

2

to hang (e.g. oneself)

1

figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person

3

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

1

to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)

2

swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering

1

to shake; to sway; to waver

2

company; corporation; workplace

1

money

1

to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time

1

to escape; to run away

1

to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need

1

to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up

2

(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion

1

to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored

2

something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)

2

middle of the night; dead of night

3

shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)

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to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration

3

and; and then; thus; and now; and finally

2

(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze

1

how; in what way; how about

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