jpdb beta

unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident

9

center; centre; metropolis

1

(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake

2

door (Western-style, car, etc.)

7

to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)

2

I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow

5

to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on

1

house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family

7

research organization; investigative body

1

to catch one's attention

1

nowhere

2

concealment; suppression; hiding

1

to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)

4

to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind

2

deep inside; innermost place

1

to walk; to move forward; to make progress

2

to walk

4

to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)

2

hesitation; indecision; vacillation

2

immediately; right away; on the spot

2

to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)

3

master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee

1

to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of

1

(at) one bound

1

even now; still; as yet

1

to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback

1

bitterness; bitter taste

1

selection; choice; option

3

silence (not speaking); muteness

4

to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with

1

to collect (e.g. one's thoughts); to get in order

2

oneself; myself

2

misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess

1

too much; excessively; too

1

to feel ashamed

2

to do for (the sake of someone else)

3

new; fresh; novel

1

to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen

3

gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)

2

short; brief

4

(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means

2

precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right

4

in one's imagination

3

sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical

2

enlargement; increase

2

clear; precise; definite; distinct

4

to make an appearance; to show up

9

rapid (e.g. progress)

1

slow; sluggish; dull; lax; sloppy; lenient

2

slow motion (video); moving slowly; moving leisurely

1