jpdb beta

to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)

4

which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who

2

middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer

3

when it becomes; when it comes to

7

beyond imagination; unimaginable

2

home area; home town; local

2

economising; saving

2

shade; shadow

2

outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else

6

early afternoon

1

tourist

1

dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit

7

moving about; stirring about

1

to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize

1

season; time of year

11

exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)

4

crazy deed; unbelievable deed; the height of madness; act of sheer madness

1

Greek (person)

1

to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice

1

such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?

1

imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action

1

background knowledge; prerequisite knowledge

1

actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living

3

carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky

4

to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air

1

in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all

3

temperature

2

to get one's head around; to think about

2

as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all

4

to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful

1

to strike a pose (in kabuki); to assume a posture; to make a proud gesture; to put on an air of confidence; to speak boastfully

1

to rack one's brain

1

intense heat; severe heat

1

arrival

2

have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary

2

to reach; to get to; to arrive at

2

slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late

3

sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical

4

rising; ascending; climbing

2

Run, Melos! (short story by Osamu Dazai)

1

photographer

3

Masao

1

editor (in publishing, etc.)

4

car; automobile; vehicle; wheel

17

water station

2

drinking water

1

ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous

2

scorching heat; fierce glare of the Sun

1

evaporation; dehydration; desiccation

2

sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again

1