jpdb beta

easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all

3

elliptical shape; oval shape

5

background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)

3

to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound

3

certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly

3

nowhere

2

light source

2

unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom

1

projection (of a shadow); casting (a reflection); (geometric) projection; reflection (of feelings, experiences, etc.); projection

3

to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided

3

as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still

3

contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features

6

to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off

10

advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner

1

with a plop; with a plonk; with a plunk; with a flop

1

gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull

1

whirr; hum; buzz; whoosh; woosh; whiz

1

ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous

7

coffin; casket

3

decoration; ornament; trimmings

2

dozens; scores of; decades

1

counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth

17

simultaneously; all at once; in unison

7

storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; pile of 3 cards of the same value in oicho-kabu

1

yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh

3

yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer

1

moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time

3

attendant; attendee

3

zabuton; flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular

4

to stand up; to get up; to recover; to regain one's energy; to (stand up and) take action; to rise up (against); to rise (from a crouch) and make the initial charge

6

to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread

7

corner; nook; recess

3

extermination; elimination; renouncing worldly desires (in order to concentrate on Buddhist teachings); curing (an illness)

1

to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)

3

reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)

1

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)

2

to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter

16

how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name

1

subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable

1

women and children

1

to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)

2

details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars

3

a certain ...; some ...

5

association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion

4

however; nevertheless

1

contact information (address, phone number, etc.)

1

even

4

grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip

2

(and) yet; but; for all that; nevertheless

1

certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable

3