jpdb beta

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

10

evening deepens into night; the night wears on; night advances

2

lighting up; illumination; floodlighting

1

avenue; boulevard; tree-lined street

1

mysterious; mystical

2

brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter

2

to come and go; to go back and forth

1

people; men and women; each person; everybody

1

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

2

well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case

11

branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways

1

one side

1

to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)

6

night air; stillness of night; cool evening

1

white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright

15

to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged

1

breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor

10

to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)

19

to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on

5

alone; by oneself; on one's own

19

slow; late; too late

9

unnecessary; not needed; not necessary

2

to fall on one's shoulders (e.g. responsibility, duty)

2

braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait

8

foreign country

2

it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but

1

country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)

3

street at night; making a night journey

2

to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger

1

indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged

17

man

4

seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity

8

to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on

3

someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)

3

there's no knowing; there's no telling; it's anyone's guess; who knows?

1

base of the throat; bottom of the neck

2

to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)

2

field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken

8

right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right

19

to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily

1

painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing

5

proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification

11

reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre

9

as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is

3

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

3

to be careful; to pay attention; to take care

9

vertical; perpendicular

1

flying; leaping; zero; naught; flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo); jump

1

to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit

11

to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with

4