jpdb beta

watch-keeping; guard; lookout

4

to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after

2

wild beast; wild animal; brute

2

private (establishment)

3

sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity

1

to join forces; to cooperate

1

(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place

1

highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)

3

being brought to a standstill; being stranded; being stumped; being in a dilemma; dying while standing (and remaining standing); dying on one's feet

1

to ponder; to brood

1

as affairs stand; judging from the present situation; as things are now

1

cordon

1

inspection; examination; check

1

helmet (of a warrior); headpiece

1

to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on

2

same crime; being equally guilty

2

to see the light of day; to be revealed (to the world); to be realized

1

a wise man is he who listens to counsel; a worry shared is a worry halved; I've got something to ask you

1

hiding place; refuge

3

reconciliation; make peace with

1

an arrow; a retort

1

temporary truce; ceasefire

1

one's physical safety; personal security

1

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

1

to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort

1

extremity; desperation

1

reconciliation (between warring nations); (making of) peace

1

to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)

2

lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility

1

free from obstacles

1

to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty

1

to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign

1

desperate

1

to fire a gun; to let off a gun; to loose off a shell

1

to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage

1

Shimotakaido

1

six minutes

1

Oumekaidou

2

public telephone; pay phone

2

west

1

evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)

1

to become thin; to fade; to grow pale

1

box; box (in theatre); booth (in restaurant, etc.); small rectangular building (e.g. telephone box); rectangular field area (batter's box, catcher's box); box (calfskin); central 4x4 area (othello)

3

to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end

2

to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy; to accompany; to go with; to associate with (someone); to mix with

2

national railway; Japan National Railways (1949-1987)

1

railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line

1

arabesque

1

watermark (in a stamp, banknote, etc.); openwork (engraving, carving, etc.)

1

door(s) of a gate

2