jpdb beta

to lean against; to set against

1

faltering; hesitation

5

even more; still more; one layer; lowest floor (of a building); rather; sooner

2

attic; garret; loft

3

storage space (esp. in a home)

1

to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize

1

softly; gently; lightly

1

light bulb

3

to finish dyeing

1

to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)

1

inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)

9

as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to

1

to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick

4

to shed blood

1

Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)

1

chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser

24

craving; longing; thirsting

2

clip-clop; clippety-clop; clamshell cellphone; flip cellphone

2

to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out

1

traces; evidence

4

to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective

3

to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down

6

faltering; hesitation

1

to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal

4

to tumble down; to roll down

2

middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years

1

it may be because

2

rotten smell; putrid odor

1

only; sole; unique

4

stillness; silence; quiet; hush; calm; serenity

1

delight; great joy

1

to covet; to crave; to indulge in; to do ceaselessly; to eat greedily; to devour

4

hyena

1

eye socket

1

before one's eyes

1

human flesh

1

to eat greedily; to devour; to wolf down; to gobble up

1

to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)

3

to begin to tremble

1

for tears to gather in one's eyes; for tears to well up in one's eyes

1

to leave behind

3

how; in what way; by what means

2

joint

5

to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded

3

to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)

3

to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)

5

blanket

4

new; fresh; novel

1

to hang over; to cover; to lie over; to fall on one's shoulders; to become one's responsibility; to become a burden

1

to duck one's head

1