jpdb beta

rope

3

every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)

1

work; operation; task

2

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

1

is it?; isn't it?; be; is

3

good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark

1

generally

2

wrapping (something) in a bamboo mat; wrapping someone in a bamboo mat and throwing them into a river (unofficial Edo-period punishment)

3

true character; real nature

1

furious facial expression

1

to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive

2

easily; without effort

1

to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)

1

noisily (esp. the noise of heavy feet)

1

net; netting; web

1

fish

1

bursting with youth and energy (esp. young woman); vivaciously young; (fish) jumping around energetically (e.g. when caught in a net); bursting (e.g. seams); tight; splattering (e.g. cooking oil)

2

writhing (in agony)

1

dark night; moonless night

1

darkness

1

screw; screw propeller; screw

2

to beat (e.g. eggs); to whip (e.g. cream); to whisk; to lather

1

Noctiluca scintillans (luminescent species of dinoflagellate)

2

phosphorescence

4

one line; one streak; one item (in an itemized form); one clause; one matter (affair, event, case, incident)

1

growing light (e.g. at dawn); pale; appearing dumb; talking in an obvious way

1

to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect

1

Buddhist priest; bonze; layman dressed like a priest; person

1

(all) together

2

water content; moisture; juiciness; dampness

1

scraps of seaweed

1

depths of the earth

10

to get goosebumps; to have gooseflesh

1

raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); raw; live (i.e. not recorded)

2

rotation; revolution; working (e.g. of one's mind); function; turnover (of goods, funds, etc.); circulation

2

underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface

1

to sink; to go down; to pass away; to die; to disappear; to vanish

1

brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved

1

bottom of the ocean; seafloor; seabed; undersea; submarine

2

scraps of seaweed

2

to lean (on, against); to rest (against); to recline; to rely on (someone); to depend on

1

water's surface

1

rhythm

1

wave crest; whitecaps

1

to appear suddenly

1

eternity; perpetuity

1

rhythm

1

insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned

2

changing one's mind (and betraying someone); turning traitor (to); reversing; turning around; repetition; repeat

1

to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up

1