jpdb beta

to begin to rain; to begin to snow

2

to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far

1

grove of miscellaneous trees; copse; coppice; thicket

1

tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber

10

in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once

1

to cease; to stop; to be over

8

(something) mixed with snow

1

method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)

6

to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit

5

whole area; surrounding area; all around; everywhere; all over the place

1

being unfamiliar with a locality; not knowing one's way around; (lit.) not knowing one's right hand from the left; being clueless

1

darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy

8

to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.) (onto a surface)

1

temperature; body temperature (human, animal)

2

drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other

5

to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)

1

in deep black; in jet black

2

dignified appearance; majestic appearance; imposing appearance

1

something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another

11

to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)

2

door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows

39

bar (e.g. on a door); bolt

4

to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)

1

that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage

2

everyone; anyone; no one; nobody

8

I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...

2

(arch.) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.

1

pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously

10

to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from

6

to open the door

12

indoor; inside the room

2

total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects

3

at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current

3

to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify

2

earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)

2

window

7

everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly

4

consequence; outcome; result; blame

5

luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)

1

rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)

1

step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan

1

wooden floor; room with a wooden floor; changing room (at a public bath)

3

dim; gloomy

2

fumbling; groping

1

uh-huh; sniff-sniff

1

odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...

5

to sniff; to smell

4

smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed

1

moisture; humidity; dampness

1

unsteady steps; bobbing

1