jpdb beta

even though; despite; when

2

outside world; physical world

1

corner room; corner apartment

1

blackout curtain; light-blocking curtain

1

quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly

1

back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)

6

figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person

7

just like; exactly like; as if; (do) just like ...; (be) virtually like ...; as if it were ...

2

step; stride; counter for steps

1

to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away

1

in deep black; in jet black

1

growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)

4

to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance

1

beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing

3

cracked bell

1

grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold

1

trachea; windpipe

1

contraction; shrinking; shrinkage; constriction; deflation

1

breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance

3

to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)

2

to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up

7

muscle

3

to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict

2

stomach; dietary needs

1

heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part

7

to rampage; to run riot

2

change; transformation; inversion

1

fold; pleat; folds (e.g. of a mountain); crease; (hidden) detail; nuance

1

to wrench open; to break open; to pry open; to prise open; to force open

1

to burn out

1

body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health

9

artistic

1

perpetual motion machine; perpetual motion engine; perpetuum mobile

1

quick change (of costume); quick transformation; turning suddenly into; (sudden) metamorphosis

1

engine

1

to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress

2

season; time of year

2

haunted house

1

hasty; rash; impatient; restless; quick (to draw conclusions, make decisions, etc.)

1

evening cicada (Tanna japonensis)

1

ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat

1

to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet

1

chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)

2

again and again; repeatedly

1

counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter

3

to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart

2

to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble

2

house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband

4

site; plot; lot; grounds

1

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

2