jpdb beta

ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat

3

lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification

3

abruptly (rising); slowly (rising); plump; rotund

1

to push aside; to thrust aside; to brush aside; to reject; to remove; to take out

1

Japanese scull (oar attached to the rear of the boat by a traditional peg-in-hole oarlock)

2

grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold

1

lightly; easily; carelessly

1

to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky

1

cry (e.g. of a baby); sob; whine; tearful voice; weepy voice

2

frantic (crying); wild

1

odd; strange; queer; peculiar

1

to be duplicated; to be repeated; to overlap; to fall together (of dates, etc.); to repeat (a failed course, school year, etc.); to make a double play

1

captain (of a Japanese-style boat); skipper; boatman; oarsman; head of a fishing crew; fishing master

1

deep emotion; strong feelings

1

this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now

1

with a (sharp) creak; with a squeak; with a screech

1

Nef; Neff

1

Kuroiwa Ruikou (1862.11.20-1920.10.6)

1

detective story

2

rascal; villain; scoundrel; ruffian; crook

1

abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping

2

trick that may deceive a child; transparent ploy; mere child's play; trivial (e.g. scheme); transparent; trifling (e.g. matter)

1

to crouch; to squat; to cower

2

some nerve (as in "you have some nerve to ...")

1

collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck

1

tip of one's nose

1

indolence; listlessness

1

duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck

3

Tokyo Bay

1

water's surface

2

bluish sheen; steel-blue sheen

1

pop-pop boat; toy boat with simple steam impeller; steam passenger launch

1

(on the) sea; surface of the sea

2

stone wall

1

evergreen tree; (an) evergreen

1

very deeply

1

to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable

1

shutting tightly; making airtight; sealing hermetically

2

faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre

2

to fall completely silent; to become still as death

2

side of a boat; gunwale

1

to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away

1

to change (buses, boats, etc.); to transfer (to); to possess (of a god, spirit, etc.)

2

one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)

2

to fall; to drop; to fail (an exam); to lose (a contest, election, etc.); to be unsuccessful

1

shivering

1

groan; moan; moaning

5

shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering

1

confusion; dismay; consternation; panic

37

to answer the phone

1