jpdb beta

short; brief

4

reality; actuality; hard fact

2

substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality

2

to become dim; to become blurred

1

mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together

2

to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled

2

mummy

4

the whole body; the five styles of writing Chinese characters; the five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands and feet)

1

wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen

1

innumerable; countless; numberless

5

mosquito swarm

1

form; shape; figure

1

to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain

1

grotesque

2

pitch black

1

oral cavity; mouth

1

one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)

2

nickname

1

to distract

2

(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any

2

anger; wrath

1

thick voice

1

slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.

1

to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)

2

to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch

2

natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly

6

opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat

12

small build; small stature; petite; small pattern

1

to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep

2

as if; as though

1

floating; drifting; weightlessness; softly; gently; lightly

1

no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about

8

bubble; foam; froth; head on beer

1

among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once

1

to count up; to enumerate

1

to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe

1

stay

2

inscrutable; incomprehensible

1

threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look

1

to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up

1

housing district; residential district

1

kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)

1

that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so

5

to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up

1

to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock

4

is that so?

1

to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination

4

reputation; respectability

1

past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)

3

terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)

5