jpdb beta

(electric) torch; flashlight

3

darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy

2

to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate

1

inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)

9

to tread down so as to harden (soil, snow, etc.)

1

dead leaf; dry leaves

2

to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay

1

to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated

4

mountain road; mountain trail

1

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

1

signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name

2

to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)

4

mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)

2

to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread

5

immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily

1

dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding

7

profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)

1

as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")

2

troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle

1

to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect

1

theory

1

isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words

2

both; (not) either

2

experiment

11

case; situation

2

air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all

12

branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue

1

to be rubbed

1

he; she; that guy

1

attentiveness

1

insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint

2

high-pitched; shrill

2

protest; objection

2

origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material

3

to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy

3

cast net; casting net

1

gun; rifle; small arms

1

monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook

7

particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information

3

lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap

1

age 10

5

child

2

big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important

9

short; brief

6

hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe

2

hair; fur; wool; down; plumage

3

red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful

6

texture; grain; one's skin (lacking makeup, etc.); natural skin; surface of the earth; bare ground

1

to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)

8

mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door

2