jpdb beta

living room (Western style); sitting room

5

light; lamplight

1

barometer

1

weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control; exercising authority; having self-control; exercising self-discipline

1

these

3

still; even now

1

one's mind

1

to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)

1

to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into

1

atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous

2

sadness and gloom

4

vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel

1

home; family; household

1

fence; hedge; barrier; wall; railing

1

to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of

1

to feel at ease; to feel relaxed

1

the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it

1

increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less

2

brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark

2

gas light; gas lamp

2

to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing

1

series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza

2

sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement

3

far away; far off; far; long ago; long before

2

disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful

1

deathbed; dying hour; one's death

1

scene; spectacle; sight; view

1

discoverer

2

actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set

6

weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset

8

map

11

collation; comparison

1

to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)

15

long ago; a long time ago; already

1

abandoning (hope, plans); giving up

1

low-lying region; lowland; basal zone

1

shabby; seedy

2

two-storey house; two-story house

1

to be erected; to be built

1

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

1

armor; armour

3

opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person

6

that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!

1

to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour

1

kennel; doghouse

1

counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth

1

to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)

1

one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth

2

to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for

1

shut up!; be quiet!

1