jpdb beta

beginning; start; outset

1

snow; snowfall

1

far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry

1

rooftop

1

to avoid misfortune; to escape danger

2

help; rescue; assistant

3

to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)

1

sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly

1

open air

1

breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance

8

to stretch out

1

to crawl out; to creep out; to begin to crawl

1

food; foodstuff

3

for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)

1

to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo

2

inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness

2

(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity

1

wheat; barley; oat (oats)

1

miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling

2

stocking up on; hoarding

1

dried fish; stockfish

1

suffering; distress; hardship; trial

1

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

1

fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead

1

one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)

4

filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid

1

to lie down; to throw oneself down

1

attic; loft

1

roar of waves

3

to sniff; to smell

1

pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)

1

now; come (now); well

1

to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with

1

soldier

1

gunshot; bullet; lost messenger; truant messenger; bull's-eye (candy)

1

charging (at the enemy) with a shout; rush; rushing (an activity); working at full speed; penetration; piercing

1

confinement; imprisonment; incarceration

3

giving careful thought to the future; finishing up carefully

1

measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment

1

dusk; twilight

2

definite; sure

2

(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere

1

edge; brink; verge; time; moment of

1

small shield; screen

1

to hide oneself

5

lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly

1

grey; gray; ashen

1

to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)

1

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

7

to come back

3