jpdb beta

calling a dead soul back from the afterlife

1

art; technique; means; way; trick; trap

12

to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise

4

even

2

being startled

4

imperial family; royalty

8

very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly

3

reason; pretext; motive

9

act; deed; conduct

6

to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)

1

happy; auspicious; propitious; naive

1

last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup

3

to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter

9

irritation; annoyance; frustration

2

empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless

2

nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp

2

to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate

5

by the window

4

to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop

12

to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)

2

slatted shutter; louver door (window)

1

to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated

2

to be sweaty

1

night wind

3

cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold

5

ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance

2

to be boisterously noisy

1

phantom; vision; illusion

1

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

2

to smell sweet; to be fragrant

1

to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet

2

to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn

1

to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound

1

room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable

28

to wrap up

1

10,000,000; ten million; extremely large number; myriad

4

light; lamp; baiting deer with a lighted torch

2

yellow-green; pea green

1

quickly; calmly; intently

1

firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm

1

boisterous dance

4

lamp; light

7

isn't that right?

5

guy

1

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

3

to crowd; to flock; to swarm

1

thread; yarn; string

17

anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly

4

gloomy; obscure

3

innumerable; countless; numberless

2