jpdb beta

circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral

1

to roll about; to writhe about

1

getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate

1

to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with

1

newly washed hair; wet hair

2

nape (of the neck); nucha

1

skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament

1

last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month

2

as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much

3

to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)

1

relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly

1

boyfriend; he; him

3

to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)

2

silence; stillness; quietness

1

to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour

4

to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted

7

much less; to say nothing of

1

to erase all trace of something

1

explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring

1

just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of

1

third day of the month; three days

3

Sunday

2

hard struggle; strenuous effort

1

to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble

2

battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict

9

event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble

1

to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float

5

December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar

3

Christmas

1

to rank next to; to come after

1

turning point; critical juncture; knot (in a tree, etc.)

1

day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date

5

New Year's Eve; December 31

4

major cleanup; spring cleaning

1

soba noodles eaten at night on New Year's Eve

2

red and white; colours for festive or auspicious occasions (colors); two teams; two groups; Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)

4

temple bell rung 108 times on New Year's Eve

2

visiting a shrine on New Year's Eve and staying there until (or returning on) New Year's Day

2

deep emotion; strong feelings

1

as it is; frankly

1

Comic Market (semiannual self-published comic book convention); comiket; comic book market; comicbook market

4

Tokyo Big Sight (exhibition center)

1

be; is

1

piled up high; in a heap

2

to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate

3

(corrugated) cardboard

4

time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance

1

seven o'clock

2

cold wind

1

to blow fiercely; to rage; (arch.) to play (a flute, etc.) for fun

1