jpdb beta

story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend

1

to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together

2

building

7

shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes

1

surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance

1

to pray; to wish

1

please; somehow or other; one way or another

2

opposite direction

1

proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification

1

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

6

to give directions; to issue instructions

4

to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder

2

stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation

2

to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)

4

edge of a street

1

to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints

1

unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all

5

to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)

6

sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops

7

to get wet

1

feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness

1

nausea; sickness in the stomach

1

careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate

2

figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person

3

bicycle; bike

2

something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah

1

to lose sight of; to miss

3

the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability

2

to go ahead; to pull ahead

1

to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)

1

visual confirmation; sighting

3

thirty; 30

3

sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen

1

bold; daring; audacious

2

to be struck with terror; to be terrified; to be scared to death

1

lapping (e.g. of waves against the shore); steadily (advancing); gradually (approaching); sufficient (of the amount of liquid needed to cover a submerged object); just enough; (arch.) speedily

1

street light

3

dark; blackish

3

garments; attire

3

dark night; moonless night

1

it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it

1

police box; koban; alternation; alternating (current, stress, etc.)

1

convenience store

1

unreality

1

downhill; downward slope; descent; decline; waning; ebb

1

20 years old; (arch.) twenty

4

such ... as; or some such

2

fifty; 50

1

run; race

1

course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy

1