jpdb beta

to chide; to rebuke; to reprove

3

to speak the truth

1

characteristic (of); peculiar (to)

2

realistic; true to life

1

scenery; scene; landscape

5

mirage

4

to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst

6

sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface

4

to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)

7

to be in focus; to come into focus

4

strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle

9

among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)

7

cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)

2

unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious

1

winner; victor

2

call; appeal

3

peeking; peeping (e.g. through a hole, narrow gap)

2

stupefaction

1

to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)

2

shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship

4

to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out

5

stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)

4

with a click; with a snap

1

with a crack; with a smash

1

to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire

4

by all means; no matter what; at any rate

2

common; usual

8

downtown

4

evening; dusk; twilight

1

shades of night; night scene

1

ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people

1

running (of a car, bus, etc.); traveling; travelling; running (of a program)

1

to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)

3

grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak

5

to experience

1

to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)

3

to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down

1

hood; kerchief

2

sharp; harsh; stinging; thorny; snappy

4

walking on frost; crunching (e.g. on gravel); lots of coins or jewels; cutting into large pieces; loosely weaving; large (pieces, stitches, sand grains, etc.)

1

to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death

2

to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore

2

face; surface; mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)

2

freely; impudently; brazenly; shamelessly; however one wishes

2

with a start; with a jump

4

to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)

3

shout of abuse; jeers; boos

5

hardships; privation

1

cry; crying voice

4

bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement

6