jpdb beta

narrowness; being cramped; being almost full

2

aim

3

to differ; to be different; to run counter to; to change (into something out of the ordinary)

1

(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when

3

magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell

5

to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)

2

shooting to death

2

14; fourteen

1

throwing stone; sling stone; slingshot; pellet; pebble; small rock

2

Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)

2

grains of sand

1

(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead

1

to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)

1

handful

2

sand; grit

1

stone (used for throwing)

3

by the way; meanwhile; on the other hand

2

to run about trying to escape

1

lumping together (things or people); treating (everyone) alike; handling indiscriminately; making sweeping generalizations; dealing with (various things) under one head

1

koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)

2

ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet

2

friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by

2

disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference

1

purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not

1

attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation

5

to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise

3

judgment; judgement; divination; judgement

2

by means of; due to; because of; according to

3

to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into

2

first move (in go, shogi, etc.); moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative

1

nearing the enemy; coming into contact with the enemy

1

fury; power; menace

1

dirty-looking; filthy; disgusting; squalid

4

to shed tears

1

piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild

2

mysterious bird; strange bird; eerie bird; monster that has taken the form of a bird

1

reply; answer; response

9

to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct

1

large number (of); many; majority

1

to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)

5

shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows

1

to encamp; to take up positions

1

four times (as much); quadruple; fourfold

1

near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon

3

double; twice (as much); twofold

1

passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle

7

coincident with; while; simultaneously

4

to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with

6

local (rain, distribution, outbreak, etc.); localized; regional; isolated

1

equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)

1