jpdb beta

shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff

1

luckily; happily

1

to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe

1

to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve

1

pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"

1

simply; merely; only; solely

5

above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent

2

high praise; rave review

1

to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught

1

regret; repentance; remorse

2

cry; crying voice

1

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

4

pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in

1

to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed

2

day after day; every day

1

racing noisily (in a car, motorcycle, etc.); roaring (e.g. down the street)

1

tension; mental strain; nervousness

4

to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose

1

to get out of bed; to show a leg

2

to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for

2

night vision

3

ability; faculty

4

lamp; light

5

to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry

13

to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)

5

to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)

1

to gulp down (a drink); to slurp

1

to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath

1

who; what kind of person

3

to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to

2

to bawl; to cry; to scream

1

faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre

1

starlight

1

reliance; dependence

1

darkness; the dark

2

(act of) drinking water; (water) drinking container; glass; peasant

1

with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)

5

flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda

1

to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip

1

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

6

as a child; when one was a child

1

surroundings; environs; circumference

9

to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start

8

sleeping alone

1

sleeping together

1

thin; slender; fine; unlucky

1

to take someone's hand

1

corridor; hallway; passageway

2

guidance; leadership; leading the way

1

consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude

1