jpdb beta

before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed

1

curious onlookers; rubbernecks

2

increase; rise; growth; addition; increment

2

middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart

2

simultaneously; all at once; in unison

9

to follow; to come along with one; to accompany

3

to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)

11

since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while

2

noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky

8

to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on

11

iris (of the eye)

1

silver (color, colour)

6

to possess; to haunt

1

being startled; getting a shock

5

to torment; to torture; to harass

2

as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather

4

whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself

2

to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently

1

to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated

5

such; like that; that sort of; very

3

pace; step; cadence

1

such; this sort of; like this

11

consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude

2

in; on; at (place); as for; regarding

1

to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate

8

to hate; to dislike

4

to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder

4

to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace

7

perch; barstool

2

the country; countryside; rural districts; cultivated land; fields

3

seasonal

1

plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place

9

to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep

10

to get dry

2

parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering

2

silence (not speaking); muteness

4

ground; earth's surface

16

gently sloping; gentle; easy; smooth

1

difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps

1

terraced rice fields

3

dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)

2

many; much; plenty; hardly

2

mausoleum; shrine; the (imperial) court

2

field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth

1

dark; blackish

1

blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)

1

to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate

7

snugly; cosily; compactly

1

offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering

4

to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship

2