jpdb beta

to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke

2

step by step; by degrees

1

to sit upright; to sit up straight; to take a defiant attitude; to become aggressive; to take the offensive

1

discovery; detection; finding

4

being startled

1

with a grin

1

terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)

2

sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching

2

frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely

1

saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot

4

plop; splash

1

container for boiled rice

1

plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)

3

jūbako; multi-tiered food box

1

tableware

2

cover; lid; cap

2

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.)

5

every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of

3

looks; appearance

1

kind; cordial; hospitable; serious (of an illness)

2

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

2

blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature

3

blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature

5

moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)

4

foreigner; stranger; outsider; alien

3

swelling; enlargement; becoming fat; hypertrophy

1

worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering

1

old clothes; old suit

1

trousers; pants

1

sailor

16

completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently

1

Western cultivar; Western variety; Western breed

1

beggar; begging

3

to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like

1

look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting

1

indisputable

1

hungrily; greedily; voraciously; ravenously

1

to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for

3

bowl of rice; meal

1

to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)

1

sudden impulse; passing fancy

1

conduct; behavior; behaviour

5

robber; mugger; robbery; burglary

1

occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling

1

wanderer

1

(on) land; ground; shore; track-and-field events

1

it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...

3

Pacific Ocean

1

to happen suddenly; to take place unexpectedly

1

inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration

1