jpdb beta

gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase

6

to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish

1

though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other

1

animal trail; game trail

2

to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at

1

ominous place outside the human world; mysterious place where no human being lives; uninhabited area

1

rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled

4

thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about

1

balance

6

to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)

4

by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means

2

good walker

2

to look at; to gaze; to stare at

1

to keep walking

1

unhesitatingly

2

approval; agreement; support; favour; favor

1

carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone

1

food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion

1

point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack

5

to smile with one's whole face; to squint

1

slope; slanting surface; bevel

8

to shut the lid

1

to turn right; to turn to the right

1

to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path

1

the opposite direction; the other way

1

down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream

1

normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station

6

living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva

1

danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

1

detour; diversion

1

does not seem; unlikely; improbable

6

to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post

6

to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around

1

to bind up; to tie up

1

cushion

1

non-slip device (material, tread, etc.); non-skid; anti-slip; back-up option (esp. with regard to university admissions); back-up choice; insurance choice

1

to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

1

to lend someone one's shoulder; to support with one's shoulder; to lend a hand; to come to someone's aid

1

to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to

9

contrastive

2

lightly; nimbly; with agility; casually; readily; regularly

1

rope

5

to understand; to make out

1

to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind

1

clink; clatter; clang

1

hectic; topsy-turvy; chaotic

1

distance; range

7

steep slope

1

perilous pass (on a route or journey); rough spot

1

to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)

1