jpdb beta

surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality

3

rain and wind; driving rain

1

to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off

1

to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)

1

(passenger) car; automobile

1

(raised) footpath between rice fields; ridge between rice fields

1

to face on; to look out on to

2

to rust; to become rusty

4

iron railing or fence

4

(corrugated) cardboard

4

number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.

10

moat; fosse; trench; underground air-raid shelter; dugout

37

back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary

1

wearing sandals; informal; casual

4

(walking a long distance) at a steady pace; trudgingly

1

rucksack; knapsack; backpack

2

to change completely; to change suddenly

1

unfashionable; uncouth; unrefined; unpolished; unsophisticated

1

functional; efficient

1

equipment

13

single word; a few words; brief comment

4

rucksack; knapsack; backpack

6

somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why

1

(the thing) itself

5

bento; Japanese box lunch

1

canteen; flask; water bottle; thermos

2

(not so) much; (not) very

3

pretext; pretense; pretence

1

at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else

1

relation; relationship

1

to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive

1

simply; merely; only; solely

1

to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart

1

to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of

1

sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head

1

to ponder; to brood

1

(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling

2

(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze

2

bold; daring; audacious

1

bare hand; empty hand

1

unperturbed; undaunted; retaining composure; unyielding; not giving an inch

1

angle

3

something worthy of comparison; something being compared

1

iron rod; iron bar; iron club; horizontal bar (gymnastics)

1

to fear; to be afraid of

1

in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately

1

stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled

3

demesne; estate; private land; private property

1

(electric) torch; flashlight

30

worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering

3