jpdb beta

four years

2

arithmetic

1

before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner

3

cruel treatment; raw deal; kick in the pants

1

lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)

1

groundless fear; thinking too much; making too much of

1

to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained

1

malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp

1

how many years; how long; what year

1

to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious

2

reserved

1

charcoal; charred remains

1

charcoal grilling; char-grilling

1

breeding; raising; rearing

1

chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat

40

to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into

1

being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)

1

divorce

1

young motorcycle-riding delinquents; bōsōzoku

4

being startled

1

one-year-old

1

patrol car

1

dying in vain; wasteful sacrifice of life

2

cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman

6

to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp

1

pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad

1

any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand

1

to like; to love; to be fond of

1

paper treated with astringent persimmon juice

1

uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan

1

charcoal fire

2

to fan; to incite; to instigate

1

crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)

1

to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound

1

smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious

1

to smell; to smell of; to have a smell

1

to start forgetting

1

dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic

2

back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)

2

impression

1

social conditions; phase of life; (sign of) the times; state of society

1

actually; in fact; as a matter of fact

1

to dress up

1

uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual

1

to hide; to keep to oneself

1

smoke; fumes

1

to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly

2

to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe

1

aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing

1

to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen

1