jpdb beta

spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion

3

to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off

2

garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area

1

already; now; no longer; not any more

3

gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail

2

site; plot; lot; grounds

1

corner; nook; recess

4

quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly

1

to be erected; to be built

1

to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver

6

pocket

3

to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve

1

keychain; key chain; key ring (encryption)

2

key; lock; key (to a problem); clue

4

to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)

1

third day of the month; three days

1

among these; between these; of these; in here; in this

1

sliding storm shutter

9

as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state

14

total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects

1

humid; sultry

1

electricity; (electric) light

1

to turn on; to switch on; to light up

2

flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)

1

to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver

1

afterwards

6

old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago

4

fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake

1

to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning

2

to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress

4

tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings

2

black rotary-dial telephone

1

(telephone) receiver

4

dial (e.g. telephone, radio, clock, gauge)

1

to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing

2

to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)

6

public telephone; pay phone

1

to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble

2

for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion

3

to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)

5

to carry in; to bring in

1

to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire

1

to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)

5

double effort

1

to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged

2

before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end

3

to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)

4

irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going

1

handle; grip; knob

1

to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)

4