jpdb beta

cloud

3

haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)

3

capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp

1

to do by the use of

1

dirty; vulgar; nasty

1

stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon

2

this

1

pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously

2

to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival

1

to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)

1

general store

5

squint eye; cross-eye; strabismus

1

blunt; curt; brusque

4

or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still

3

feigned ignorance; pretending not to recognize (somebody); unconcerned air; indifference

2

idiot; fool; dope

1

contract; commitment

1

furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality

1

(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around

1

fallen hair; combings; hair left on comb

1

to get on; to climb on

1

to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset

1

unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky

1

to go up the stairs

1

confusion; dismay; consternation; panic

2

suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden

1

to freeze (from fear); to be unable to (too frightened to) run

1

meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club

22

concern; interest

1

literary world; literary circles

1

-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person

1

journalist

1

in order; in turn

1

original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive

2

next or adjoining room

1

(police) detective; criminal matter

1

lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy

1

to do for real; to do in real life; to carry (a story) into actual practice

1

truth is stranger than fiction

1

two or three days

1

Japanese katydid (Gampsocleis buergeri); katydid; bush-cricket (Tettigoniidae); (arch.) cricket

2

to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly

1

creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention

5

Stendhal

1

Byron

2

Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)

6

to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued

3

self; oneself

1

any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever

2

Jean-Jackques

1