jpdb beta

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

1

shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation

1

three-piece suit

1

investigation (e.g. academically, of the unknown); close inquiry (enquiry)

1

rainstorm; storm

1

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

1

thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack

2

to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into

1

beauty

2

the four seasons

1

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

2

heavenly god; heavenly gods; spirit of Sugawara no Michizane; Tenmangu shrine (dedicated to Michizane's spirit); pit of a dried plum; dried plum; tenjin hairstyle

1

company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.

1

fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification

2

circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral

1

territory

1

loitering; hanging around; wandering around

1

about this time

1

to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan

1

sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment

1

evening; early night hours

1

patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman

1

moonlight; moonbeam

2

crossroads; intersection

4

street light

4

flickering; blinking

2

at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now

1

(not so) much; (not) very

1

to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)

1

this evening; tonight

1

aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary

1

artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality

1

moonlight

1

to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes

1

stillness; quiet; peacefulness

1

appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)

1

to happen to pass by

1

to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else

1

close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related

1

four man group; quartet; the Gang of Four

1

T-shirt; tee shirt

4

sneaker; sneakers

1

rough; casual (clothing); rough (of a golf course); rough sketch; rough draft

1

telephone pole

6

to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront

2

barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty

1

to come to one's senses; to calm down

2

to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)

1

to turn aside adroitly; to dodge

1

invisibly; secretly; privately

1