jpdb beta

scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful

5

meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one

1

for a long time

3

wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane

1

vengeance; revenge; retaliation

1

to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink

2

to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall

2

to bother; to meddle; to poke one's nose (into another's business); to be too helpful

1

great nuisance; extremely annoying; quite embarrassing

3

most interesting part (of a story); climax; good part; scenic spot; beautiful place

1

overseas Chinese

1

mountain stream

2

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

3

... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")

1

to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)

6

sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); foot of a mountain; base of a mountain

1

to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include

12

summer

2

to clamber; to climb with hands and feet; to crawl up; to creep up

1

armpit; axilla

1

drying rice on a rack; rack for drying rice

1

uproar; disturbance

1

great laughter; burst of laughter

1

to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare

5

daytime; during the day; Japan and China

1

mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but

4

to begin to speak

3

caller; visitor

1

to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come

25

continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence

1

evening meal; dinner

1

hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour

2

to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint

1

to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate

7

with religious zeal; with utmost devotion; take great care of

2

more than usual

1

clock; watch; timepiece

3

to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)

2

next; secondly; subsequently

1

tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of

2

so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much

1

another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand

1

I'm sorry to have kept you waiting

1

both elbows

1

to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)

2

left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one

2

to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate

5

to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from

2

holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night

4

fist

1