jpdb beta

root; joint; base; crotch

1

reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense

5

(electric) torch; flashlight

3

strong wind; high wind; moderate gale

2

electric line; electric cable; power cable; telephone line; telegraph wire

2

to intertwine; to become entangled; to get tangled (together); to become intertwined (of matters, interests, etc.); to become connected; to become linked

4

thumb; big toe

2

as if nothing had happened

1

origin; source; beginning; starting point

3

to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to

3

sumptuous feast; debauch

2

to get entangled (with each other); to get muddled together

1

cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in honor or celebration of someone or something); drinking one's glass dry

4

once again; yet again; (there you go) again

3

here and there; in places

3

so far as

4

nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened

1

moderation; standard

2

to read (someone's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking

1

grinning; smirking

1

restoration; restitution; rehabilitation

1

for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)

3

end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)

5

transformer substation

1

match (for lighting a fire)

1

to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning

3

contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features

1

in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh

1

eerie; hair-raising; exaggerated; ostentatious

2

Buddhist (household) altar

3

plain; unaffected; natural; unpretentious; frank; candid

1

plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit

3

popular; well-liked; common; frequent; popular music; pop music

1

round of ghost stories (trad. at night with a lamp or candle being extinguished after each story)

1

each person

1

distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment

2

dead of night; middle of the night; midnight; third quarter of the hour of the ox (2-2:30am, or 3-3:30am)

1

straw doll; straw figure; straw effigy

9

long nail; spike

2

sea of trees; broad expanse of dense woodland; abundant leafage

1

deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption

4

one (more) effort; one (more) push; a try; a go

2

if you clear your mind of all worldly thoughts, even fire will feel cool

1

desperation; despair; self-abandonment

1

blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe

10

to fall flat; to fall face down

8

to become dim; to become blurred

1

(one's) quota; assignment

1

Heijō-kyō (capital of Japan from 710-40 and 745-84; located in present-day Nara)

1

Heian-kyō; former name of Kyoto, capital city of Japan from 794 to 1869

1