jpdb beta

a lot; many; (not) much; (not) many; almost (none)

1

distance; range

3

grey; gray; ashen

2

hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game

2

to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)

4

gently sloping; gentle; easy; smooth

1

foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base

1

to face on; to look out on to

3

flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion

5

tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle

1

to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide

4

to run about trying to escape

1

Leser; Lesser; Loesser

7

fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge

1

number; amount

3

substantial matter; significant item

1

in succession; one by one

1

fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way

1

to gush out

1

(a) glance; (a) look

1

lightly; nimbly

2

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

5

to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on

1

wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings

4

fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking

5

back (of body)

12

pair; couple

1

long and narrow

2

absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively

9

wink

2

softly; gently; lightly

1

bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely

10

to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out

9

tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus

3

space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart

6

to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve

7

comfortably; easily

1

to beat by a wide margin (in a race); to tear (off) roughly

1

to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone

1

retreating figure; appearance from behind

1

to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged

1

dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze

2

giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)

4

to go down and stand; to alight; to get down

5

earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)

3

one by one; each; every; at intervals of

2

dust; trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit; hustle and bustle (of life)

1

or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...

8

plants; vegetation

1

pressure from an explosion; blast pressure; shock wave

2