jpdb beta

laughing oneself into convulsions; splitting one's sides laughing; rolling with laughter

1

simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive

1

kneecap

1

turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling

1

to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time

16

to mark the end; to spell the end

2

coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing

9

sign; indication; omen; symptom

1

hatred

2

by (means of); with

4

motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically

10

to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on

13

number of years

2

year; age; years; past one's prime; old age

3

to spread one's roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.)

1

gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn

1

growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)

1

to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)

2

means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull

2

to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten

1

appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view

1

to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints

1

surname; family name; last name

2

to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal

1

to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for

1

surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)

1

next; then; after that

1

to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints

2

gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor

2

ten; 10; ten years of age

2

kopek (monetary unit); kopeck; copeck

3

ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet

1

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

7

what floor?

1

bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate

1

person living with a family; lodger; housemate; flatmate; roommate

1

to get information out of a person; to begin listening

1

scholar of literature; literary person; man of letters; writer

1

morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning

6

disclosure; exposure; revelation

3

novel; (short) story

3

caricature

1

depiction; description; portrayal

1

to write a novel

1

to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt

1

carefully; thoroughly; fully; deliberately

2

careful consideration; deliberation; thinking over carefully

2

journal; magazine; periodical

1

publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)

1

to choke; to have trouble breathing

3