jpdb beta

important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident

9

occurrence; happening; taking place; completion

3

here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...

13

that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you

10

to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)

9

to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)

3

to sell off; to sell completely

1

to take action; to act; to rise (up); to rouse oneself

21

to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)

3

one leaf (of a book bound in Japanese style); one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. a gun, scissors, spade, hoe, inkstick, palanquin, candle, jinrikisha, shamisen, oar); one chō (unit of distance, approx. 109.09 m); one game; one task

2

candle

33

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

5

large hanging paper lantern (used in bathhouses, yose theatres, izakaya, etc.)

2

counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product

4

from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point

6

road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)

21

both mother and child

1

to stoop; to bend (e.g. one's knees)

2

koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)

4

someone who is going

5

to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up

2

bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat

3

dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable

8

to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)

10

immediately; instantly; right away; suddenly; abruptly; all of a sudden

4

to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)

9

to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)

3

third

3

door; gate; opening; title page

2

flat

4

to lean against; to set against

1

tear; rip; rent; slit; crack; chasm

1

toad (esp. the Japanese toad, Bufo japonicus)

1

to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)

4

to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate

4

anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; be that as it may

19

to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread

8

to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear

7

refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake

6

stone hut; rock chamber; tomb; stone burial chamber

4

(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking

7

ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap

1

corner; nook; recess

7

spacious; vast; wide

8

hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit

54

water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout

12

loud (criticism, protest, etc.); noisy; clamorous; boisterous; uproarious; fierce

2

minuteness; one millionth

5

to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble

1

(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount

3