jpdb beta

to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)

4

meandering; snaking; zigzagging

2

both sides

4

standing close together; bristling (with)

1

tree; trees and shrubs

20

unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy

1

light; lamplight

6

(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally

21

pitch-darkness

1

both sides

1

to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)

1

stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus

9

light; lamp; counter for electric lights

1

prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong

2

slight; dim; faint

3

brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter

1

to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged

6

warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial

3

light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence

5

painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh

8

family name; lineage; birth; clan

3

to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to

4

to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold

11

the world; the earth; this world (as opposed to heaven)

1

to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close

1

wickedness; evil; calamity; disaster

4

in deep black; in jet black

3

to have one's horizons broadened

1

so; like this; in this way

2

one's way; one's path

3

India ink; China ink; ink (of a cuttlefish, etc.)

2

rich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.); thick; very likely; highly possible; passionate; hot

1

to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued

7

hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation

2

foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation

16

to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on

6

distance; range

4

reliance; dependence

1

invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass

4

right about-face

2

heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)

2

A Dark Night's Passing (novel by Shiga Naoya)

1

to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to

2

unnatural or untimely (death)

1

to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with

6

still; even now

1

awe; fear; dread; fright

4

unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous

8

to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)

14

to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in

1