jpdb beta

safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good

16

with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff

6

spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)

3

to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend

7

until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far

9

back (of the body)

8

to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); to shave (one's head)

4

to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted

5

sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid

47

origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient

3

to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still

13

to look around; to survey

3

head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)

3

to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)

6

desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving

4

to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)

2

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

5

preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)

5

number one; first; best; most; game; round

14

back; behind; rear

10

to sit on a seat

1

considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty

45

the number of people; many people; a large number of people

1

direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)

38

to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)

24

if it's the case

7

grain (of wood)

1

to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)

19

should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out

22

pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)

14

to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance

5

who

28

to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour

3

too (much); overly; excessively

2

really; truly

18

to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious

1

reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)

2

whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur

2

reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect

10

everyone; anyone; no one; nobody

27

to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade

12

kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)

1

to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces

15

in a row; in a line

1

level surface; plane

2

to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal

21

black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty

8

one hour

4

lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork

12

people

2