jpdb beta

stepping back; drawing back

3

to face; to go towards; to head towards

7

shoulder

7

pitfall; trap; pit

3

liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point

1

to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher

1

to turn towards; to point

1

to come alive; to get going; to start to move

2

oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!

3

rather than

2

shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted

2

bottom of one's heart

1

to happen to meet; to come across

1

to burn; to get fired up

2

I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me

1

candle

2

floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

9

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

2

(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount

2

to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after

1

beast; brute; animal

1

groan; moan; moaning

1

to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on

5

to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything

3

serious; grave; dignified; solemn

4

aha!; yes sir

2

spy; secret agent

1

to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death

4

human; humane

1

nature; character

1

it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...

2

height; stature

1

height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)

1

dwarf; midget; elf; Issun-bōshi (Japanese fairytale)

3

describing; comparing; form; figure; personal appearance; one's face and figure

1

fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly

1

to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts

2

-like

1

white hair; grey hair; gray hair

10

conversation

1

to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with

1

without; but if; otherwise; or else

2

to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)

9

sounds

3

windowpane; window glass

1

with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle

5

to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done

1

live bullets; live ammunition; ball cartridge; money

1

disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely

1

to fly around; to scatter

1