jpdb beta

killing; murder

1

to lose hope; to be plunged into darkness

1

wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria

20

falling heavily

1

direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means

9

to envelop; to blanket; to cloak

1

offense and defense; offence and defence; batting and fielding

1

to change sides; to change places

1

to disperse; to chase away; to pursue relentlessly; to be in hot pursuit

2

close connection; deep involvement; close relationship

3

physical

1

assassin; to assassinate

1

to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest

2

to feel depressed; to be down

1

enemy castle; enemy fortress

3

to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up

1

ordinary minds; ordinary men

1

intention; plan; purpose; belief; assumption; thought

1

kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer

32

angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)

4

an iron

1

to be planted

2

clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain

1

taking in; harvesting

1

to mow; to reap; to harvest

1

dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity

1

enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier

1

to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)

1

to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)

1

to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with

2

desolate; dreary; bleak

1

officers and men

3

suddenly; all of a sudden

1

gorge; ravine

1

conscience

1

ache; twinge

1

nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things

6

to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside; to set aside; to keep apart; to remove (someone) from the group; to shun

2

characteristic; feature; special quality

1

withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction

1

deep crimson

1

backlight (in photography, etc.); illumination (of the subject) from behind

1

ridgeline; lines of a mountain ridge

1

fold; pleat; folds (e.g. of a mountain); crease; (hidden) detail; nuance

1

whereabouts; place where one is; position; location

3

bent back; hunchback; stoop

1

dazzling; radiant

3

to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at

3

to shake one's head

3

so far as

2