jpdb beta

cask; barrel

5

to come alive; to get going; to start to move

2

to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit

1

beckoning

1

the third

1

suddenly; all of a sudden; quickly; emphatically; energetically

1

to jump up; to spring up

3

congratulations

1

iron chain

1

to push back

1

horn; alarm; whistle; foghorn

2

to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into

1

peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly

1

before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to

2

quickening; foetal (fetal) movement; fomenting (trouble)

2

prisoner (of war)

1

account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters

1

we

2

to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of

1

so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite

1

to drift (to); to be washed ashore

1

oil; petroleum; kerosene; paraffin

7

old unused well

1

very strange; bizarre; weird; mysterious

1

as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")

1

pit (esp. of a mine)

1

pump

1

now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again

1

admiration; wonder; astonishment

1

to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward

1

fellow; mutual; companion; comrade

1

katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords

1

to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve

1

to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug

1

Filipino

1

weeping for joy; crying with happiness

1

suspicious; doubtful

1

chance meeting; fortuitous encounter

1

short; brief

1

immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible

2

to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify

1

to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge

2

signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking

3

posture; attitude

1

to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback

1

the head; the foremost; beginning; the very front

1

platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala

1

to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)

2

guffawing; roaring (with laughter); (laughing) heartily

1

gun; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish

2