jpdb beta

private house

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stone wall

2

gallant; manly; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; chivalrous

1

old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated

1

mysterious; mystical

1

otherworldliness; detachment from the real world; lack of worldly sense

1

setting sun; decline (e.g. of industry)

5

to blaze up; to burn up

1

with a start; in a fright; alarmedly

2

acquaintance

1

to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle

1

glamorous; charming; fascinatingly elegant; lovely; gorgeous; beguiling

1

urgent report; urgent message

1

completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)

1

very close (to); within a stone's throw (of); a stone's throw away (from)

1

next day

1

urgency; emergency

1

furious (energy, battle, etc.); frenzied (work, activity, etc.); ferocious

1

to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control

1

to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death

2

to damage; to do harm; to disadvantage

1

... all over again (repeating the same failure)

1

time; moment; time of death; last moment; (arch.) midnight in red-light districts during the Edo period

1

quickly (turning pages, opening a letter, etc.); with a flick; lightly (falling rain, leaves, etc.); sprinkling over (e.g. salt); sparsely (scattered); here and there

2

to raise one's voice; to lift one's voice; to speak emphatically

1

in the morning; during the morning

1

intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart

1

formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)

1

to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order

1

in person; personally; directly

1

can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...

1

to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble

1

(one's) gaze; line of sight; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (to obscure their identity); eye censor bar

1

well; now; then

2

departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.

1

no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever

1

to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)

1

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

2

walking; going on foot

1

20 years old; (arch.) twenty

2

both parties; both sides

1

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

1

to do by the use of

2

before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them

1

extremely; highly

2

disdain; contempt; scorn; abhorrence

1

to be smeared; to be covered

1

bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread

1

delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant

1

opponent; antagonist

2