jpdb beta

yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer

7

however; because; as

1

to crouch; to squat; to cower

6

to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for

1

to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time

2

to faint; to lose consciousness; to feel overwhelmed; to be astounded

1

neck; head; dismissal; discharge

8

to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around

1

to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive

2

weird; eerie; uncanny

1

to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess

1

indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell

3

more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage

2

at any moment (now); at any minute; on the verge of (doing); just about to

1

to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with

4

flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle

1

sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching

4

corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness

8

to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew

7

the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability

1

third stage; three stages

1

opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse

1

stopping at; going no further than

2

to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide

4

(fig.) rat in a trap; (fig.) trapped rat; (lit.) rat in a bag

2

to come back

4

to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare

2

good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial

21

to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)

2

posture; attitude

1

that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

23

frail; slender; feminine

1

unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy

1

to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake

1

to rub; to scrub; to scrape

1

to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)

3

to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential

4

empty; vacant; hollow

8

probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't

2

way out; means to escape; escape route

2

(one) letter; (one) character

1

floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

23

passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle

3

really; truly; indeed; good grief

6

ninjutsu; combat and stealth techniques used by ninja for espionage, sabotage, assassination, etc.

2

messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)

1

art; technique; means; way; trick; trap

2

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean

1

smoke; fumes

7

tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement

1