jpdb beta

how long; how far; how much

4

hesitation; indecision

3

dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)

6

locker room; changing room; dressing room

1

with a clank

2

to hide oneself

1

uniform worn in martial arts (judo, kendo, etc.)

1

kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords

2

karate; being empty-handed; having nothing in one's hands

7

in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing

1

to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination

2

with a clatter; with a rattle; (almost) empty; (mostly) vacant; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle

2

to enter; to go into; to meddle (in); to interfere (in); to go deeply (into an issue); to delve deeper (into)

3

suspense (esp. in a film, novel, etc.)

1

theatre; theater; playhouse

1

housekeeper; maid

1

seeing (with the naked eye); observation; visual inspection

1

benefactor; patron; person to whom one owes a great deal; person to whom one is (deeply) indebted

3

soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal

3

loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal

2

wave (on water); wave (electromagnetic, sound, etc.); wave (in hair); wave (audience); Mexican wave

1

to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with

1

to recall; to remember

1

motherly; mother-like; maternal; like a mother

1

nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened

1

to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach

2

to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over

1

relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening

1

older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl

9

feel (of something); touch; texture; feeling; impression

2

to cross one's mind; to occur to one

2

hot (to the touch); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense

8

to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress

1

verbalization; putting into words

3

despair; hopelessness

2

to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)

4

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

2

illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; misconception; misunderstanding

1

to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to

2

to shed tears

3

darkness; the dark

1

treating someone like a child

1

to that extent; to that degree; so much; so

3

ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat

2

adult male; man

1

knockout

1

gallant; manly; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; chivalrous

1

next; then; after that

1

tuning

1

to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour

3