jpdb beta

light; illumination; glow; lamp; light

19

falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses

4

meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)

1

whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)

2

impurity; obscenity

1

taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...

1

important; having a high status; having standing; exalted; of high station

1

inner citadel; core; center; centre

3

bad reputation; ill repute; bad name; (arch.) evil deed; (arch.) wrongdoing; (arch.) wrongdoer

1

right in the midst of; right at the height of

1

division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot

1

one's mind; one's heart; one's intention

1

to slip into (a place) for the purposes of having sex (e.g. a lover's house, hotel, red light district); to shack up with; to shut oneself away at home (due to lack of money)

1

to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)

1

far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention

3

during the war

1

(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock

1

feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness

1

to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of

3

best regards; please take care of; please do

1

to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)

1

to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on

1

crest; coat of arms

1

threatening; menacing

1

challenging (an unknown person); asking a person's identity

1

without

1

thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances

4

(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service

1

report; information

1

orders; instructions; directive; command

1

sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid

3

(political) power; authority; influence

2

alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)

2

raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season

1

treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection

2

illegitimate (e.g. born to a mistress)

1

to lessen; to decrease; to diminish

2

gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase

4

to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age

1

coup d'état; coup

1

tension; mental strain; nervousness

4

proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification

1

design (on a banner); emblem (on a flag); insignia; banner (e.g. of democracy); slogan; cause

1

because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece

1

one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point

2

on the occasion of; at the time of

2

music

3

musical performance

1

kithara (ancient Greek musical instrument); cithara

3

echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound

2