jpdb beta

shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace

8

dirty work; unpleasant task

1

high; high school

1

degree of difficulty

1

quest (esp. in role-playing games)

1

brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot

2

to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away

3

grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely

1

actually; in fact; as a matter of fact

3

maintenance of public order; maintaining security

1

useful; helpful

1

in some cases; sometimes; on occasions

2

madness; insanity

2

merits and demerits; good points and bad points; strengths and weaknesses

2

remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted

1

dim; gloomy

1

dungeon

5

to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher

4

(made of) stone; stone-built

1

to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on

1

depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency

1

about this time; about now

1

arrangement; preparations; search (by police)

1

number of persons; personnel

1

confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up

1

for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad

1

to not make good use of (e.g. advice); to disregard; to treat as useless; to treat with disdain

1

visitor; caller

1

iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison

2

dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree

1

to shrivel (e.g. cut vegetables, skin); to wilt; to fade; to wither; to be wizened

1

arrest; apprehension; capture

4

to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into

4

one hour

1

change; alteration; modification

1

a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather

1

senility; senile decay; infirmity (through age)

1

death; decease; passing away

1

unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely

1

(public) peace; stability; tranquility; tranquillity

3

ability; capability; skill

1

grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man

2

to make a speech; to address

2

ghost; revenant; spirit (of the dead); departed soul

1

to sink in; to cave in

1

fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless

1

to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down

2

a touch (of sadness, unease, etc.); a tinge (of); a hint (of); a smear (of paint, ink, etc.); one stroke (of a brush)

2

retainer; subject; vassal; servant

3

regret; repentance; remorse

1