jpdb beta

small box; casket

2

ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited

3

to stiffen; to become stiff

3

sunlight; rays of the Sun

1

to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.

4

spooky tale; ghost story

1

to decide; to determine; to judge

1

Shimura

1

to entrust; to leave to a person

1

second (unit of time); arc second

2

peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly

1

attentiveness

1

vague; desultory; distracted; loose; half-hearted; diffuse

1

exhibition hall (room, area)

1

to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)

4

presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...

1

to follow; to come along with one; to accompany

1

to bring someone along

3

sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly

1

to accompany; to follow; to keep up with

1

half-crying; being on the verge of crying

1

to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle

2

society; the world; the times

4

to make an appeal; to urge

1

just before

4

he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!

4

if; in case; supposing

4

to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect

1

extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary

1

to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)

2

type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing

1

makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament

1

to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears

1

corpulence; fatness; obesity

1

to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent

1

coward; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast; good-for-nothing

1

narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable

2

nape of the neck

4

to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain

1

at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one

1

building

2

search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation

1

one way or another; in many ways; in various ways

1

bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh

2

human rights violation

1

to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed

2

and; thereupon; because of that

1

assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds

3

Japanese painting

1

lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring

1