jpdb beta

fireplace; hearth; stove

3

to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out

20

to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up

3

depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)

1

dregs; lees; grounds; sediment

2

to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)

5

to increase; to grow

26

presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch

15

remote past; far ago; time immemorial

2

a short time ago; a while ago; for some time

16

to lose one's life

4

unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous

1

to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about

1

unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic

2

to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)

8

side table; bedside table

2

Colbert

2

wind and rain; rainstorm

1

to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound

2

metallic sound; metallic clank

3

to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get

4

lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate

1

confusion; complications; being gripped by strong feelings; fit (e.g. of anger); moment (e.g. of frustration)

2

old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)

8

old story; reminiscence

1

thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder

2

education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education

4

bell; bel; B

1

Iris

53

answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result

2

to be idle; to slacken; to neglect (e.g. one's work)

1

armrest (of a chair); elbow rest

1

double (two-leaf) door

1

to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal

5

to push open

1

door; gate; opening; title page

31

to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up

4

to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb

1

classmate

2

fool; idiot; simpleton

6

poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite

2

strategy; tactics

4

argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise

4

now (while the time is ripe); while one still can

13

textbook; coursebook; schoolbook

3

to spread rumors; to spread rumours

1

foolish talk; idle talk

1

to amuse oneself; to make merry

2

incorrect; wrong; incorrect interpretation (answer, solution)

1

rote memorization (memorisation); rote learning; indiscriminate memorizing (memorising)

1