jpdb beta

dusk; twilight

2

to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business

2

to improve one's skill

1

coast; beach

1

along

2

form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence

1

smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable

1

curve; turn; curveball; curve ball; (wine) cellar

1

switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering

1

guidepost; signpost; guide; manual; tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)

1

disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress

1

way of speaking; intimation

1

pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously

1

to lay aside; to set aside

2

garbage bag

1

to make something look better; to put into (good, better) shape; to put up a front; to pose; to pretend

1

to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten

2

to give a little chuckle; to let out a giggle

8

in search of; in order to look for

2

toothpick

1

to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil

1

octopus

1

alternately sucking in and blowing out air through one's mouth while eating something hot (in order to cool it down)

1

to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names

1

gluttony

1

couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)

2

delicacy; tact; considerateness; sensitivity; thoughtfulness

1

escort

4

feeling of tragic heroism; feeling of grim resolve; sense of determination

4

to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with

1

trivial; slight

3

apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that

1

putting an idea into someone's head; suggestion; hint

1

PET bottle (clear plastic beverage bottle)

2

calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!

2

target practice; marksmanship; target shooting (e.g. at a fair)

5

straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation

2

shooting gallery

1

to find out; to discover; to detect

1

one house

1

cork

1

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

1

counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets

2

departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.

6

OK; okay

1

savings box; moneybox; piggy bank

1

plastic model

1

caramel (soft candy)

2

rifle

5

one sheet; one page; one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.); one chō (unit of distance, 109.09 m); one game

1