jpdb beta

promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)

1

to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch

3

to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)

1

is it?; isn't it?; be; is

1

Egyptian (person)

1

battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war

1

loss; defeat; counter for losses

1

north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind

1

I; me; you; manservant

1

to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)

1

arrival; coming (e.g. something awaited); advent

1

neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching

1

originally; by nature; from the start

2

to stay indoors; to be confined indoors

1

pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)

1

long period (of time)

2

shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people

1

to begin to fall (rain, etc.)

1

to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on

1

what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement

1

light; illumination; glow; lamp; light

1

typhoon; hurricane

2

power outage; electricity outage; blackout; failure of electricity supply

1

(electric) torch; flashlight

1

carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone

1

restoration; restitution; rehabilitation

1

gloomy; melancholy; pessimistic

1

rich person

1

lighting equipment

1

claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention

3

to shake one's head

2

to be prolonged; to drag on

1

devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)

4

electric utility expense

1

television; TV

3

source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)

1

electrical outlet; wall socket; power plug

1

and yet; though; when; in spite of

2

doze; nap; snooze

1

dental brushing; brushing one's teeth; dentifrice; toothpaste; tooth powder

1

keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use

1

self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness

2

importance; gravity

1

three-sided mirror

1

opposite mirrors

1

wartime

1

covering for the back of the hand and wrist

2

to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate

5

near; close; beside; third person

1

immediately; right away; on the spot

1