jpdb beta

for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now

19

soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)

2

close to the ear

8

restless; fidgety; in a hurry

2

to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened

6

to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen

19

pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless

11

dead of night (when even the trees and plants sleep)

1

to push back; to press back; to force back; to (refuse and) return (something); to give back

6

wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line

2

to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up

9

should do; ought to do

2

flicker (light); waver; trickle (water); glance at

1

incendiarism

2

to walk; to move forward; to make progress

1

kern; Kahn

2

hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe

15

straw doll; straw figure; straw effigy

5

to nail (to something); to nail down; to bang (e.g. one's head); to knock; to throw (at a wall, on the floor, etc.); to fling (at)

2

white clothing; white robes (worn for Shinto rituals, funerals, etc.)

4

half-moon; half a month; semicircle

2

comb

1

to hold in one's mouth; to bring with; to take along

6

the five virtues (esp. in Confucianism); tripod; three or four-legged kettle stand; family crest in the shape of a three-legged kettle stand

3

inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front

2

hammer; hopeless swimmer; person who can't swim; someone who sinks like a stone

6

nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin

3

each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of

5

terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous

14

to cast a shadow

1

the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime

2

does not seem (to be)

2

perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance

1

of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant

1

transfer of control

1

before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares

3

cursing ritual where one visits a shrine at 2am and nails a doll representing a person to a tree, praying for said person's death

4

effect; efficacy; validity; potency

1

extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more

8

to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)

11

ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

20

to harden one's heart; to steel oneself; to be ruthless; to become "it" (in hide-and-seek, etc.)

3

to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards

3

cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

3

indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!

98

to start to move; to get going; to come alive

2

to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel

9

furoshiki; wrapping cloth; cloth wrapper

7

to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress

13

long, kimono-like garment, made of light fabric and worn under the kimono; under-kimono

2