jpdb beta

suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly

6

descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance

1

investigator (usu. of criminal cases)

18

dozens; scores of; decades

4

to come face to face (with)

2

to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate

1

like; as

11

to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)

1

amber

1

pure white; snow white

1

hair ornament

1

modern; modernistic

2

design; idea; conception; plan

1

to concentrate; to focus on; to devote; to stiffen; to become tense

1

blending of Japanese and Western styles

1

hakama; pleated skirt or loose-legged trousers worn over a kimono mainly on ceremonial occasions; (leaf) sheath; (sake bottle) stand

1

entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher

3

every person; each one; everybody

6

to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make (someone) laugh; to amuse

2

tension; strain

2

in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once

9

indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)

3

calling on; visiting

1

to do

9

crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift

1

broken; interrupted; disconnected; intermittent; fragmentary; discontinuous

2

speech; address; curtain speech; prologue; way of speaking; manner of speech

2

tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone

6

to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden

2

to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter

1

lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring

9

black hair

4

wearing one's hair knotted in the back

1

beautiful woman; beauty; belle

1

to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out

1

cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)

4

attentive; cautious; careful; watchful

4

threat; intimidation; menace

3

standing figure; standing posture; dancing pose

2

wintry moon; a winter month

10

(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague

2

ten; 10; ten years of age

4

return; reversion; comeback; carriage return

5

everyone; anyone; no one

1

security department (of a police force); security bureau; security division

5

belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)

5

ninth month of the lunar calendar; September

86

and (also); both ... and; as well as

4

coffee

1

to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down

8