jpdb beta

to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink

4

entrance hall

1

tile

1

small window; fenestella; scuttle (type of hatch on a ship)

1

often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently

1

thank you very much; I'm sorry; excuse me

1

contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message

2

loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)

1

business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed

1

to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)

1

to soothe; to calm; to pacify

2

(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression

2

difficult to ...; hard to ...

2

interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt

1

grandiose; exaggerated

2

on the least pretext; at the drop of a hat

2

ill will; malice; evil intent

1

thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts

1

time around sunset; early evening

2

taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; talking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet

1

notice; notification

2

trivial; slight

1

amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute

1

clanging; empty; deserted

1

somehow; for some reason (or other)

1

any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand

1

absconding; taking oneself off; slipping out (home) unnoticed early (e.g. from work, out of parties, etc.)

1

evening sun; setting sun

4

pitch black; deep black

1

to be enlivened; to be exhilarated

2

back cover

1

unevenness; roughness; ruggedness; inequality; imbalance; unevenness

1

heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding

2

to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate

1

never again

3

orange (colour, color)

5

shishamo smelt (Spirinchus lanceolatus)

1

pickled daikon radish

1

to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)

10

one of two (possibilities, alternatives, etc.)

1

impulse; impetus; urge

7

going to and fro; back and forth

1

to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through

3

above all else; more than anything

1

at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now

1

invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass

1

origin; source; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison; exit

1

difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect

1

payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing

2

appetite (for food)

1