jpdb beta

curtain raising; starting (e.g. play, concert)

8

five o'clock

1

interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance

1

to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...

1

longed-for; anxiously awaited

1

to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect

2

elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge

8

very much; very many; more and more

2

totally willing; fully motivated

1

almighty; omnipotent

4

to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated

2

it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?

7

highest ever; record-high; highest on record

1

rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts

6

one's self-possession; one's presence of mind

1

this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type

1

to bake; to plate; to print; to burn into one's memory; to sear into one's consciousness

1

to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober

2

crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness

1

long and narrow

1

mulberry field; mulberry plantation

9

early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar

1

after the rain

3

sunlight; rays of the Sun

4

summer

3

mulberry (tree)

3

ground; earth's surface

2

almost; nearly; close to

1

to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)

1

mountain range; mountain belt

2

cloud

4

ink black

1

to mix; to stir; to blend

1

bus

1

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

1

gum; rubber; eraser; condom

1

to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)

8

daydream; waking dream

1

hallucination; illusion

2

dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful

4

to shine in (light); to illuminate

4

personality; character; individuality; personhood

2

on the left as one faces (it)

2

shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try

1

roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)

1

to break onto (shore); to wash ashore; to attack

3

star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)

9

water's edge; beach; foreshore

4

several steps

1

lying face down; upside down; prone

2