jpdb beta

wall clock; grandfather clock

1

pendulum

1

awfully; terribly

1

quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful

15

to deepen; to heighten; to intensify

1

to feel depressed

1

to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away

4

spell; charm; incantation; magic word

1

as soon as; right after

1

via; through; by doing; by means of; using

2

to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through

3

to have in one's dreams

2

to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger

4

also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise

96

autumn; fall

10

to deepen; to heighten; to intensify

1

afternoon; p.m.

5

seven o'clock

1

loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)

1

entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule

18

door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows

2

to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

2

lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit

5

handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler

1

to speak; to hear a voice

8

somehow; for some reason (or other)

5

shoji (paper sliding door)

5

to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with

2

loud voice

7

something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)

30

at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment

1

kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction; kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor

5

to be silent; to say nothing

14

inner room

2

this

1

to wait and see; to see how the land lies

1

living room (Japanese-style)

15

to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in

2

state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication

9

to invite in; to usher in

2

to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)

1

much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner

3

meaning; significance; sense

3

abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping

2

circus

2

boys and girls

1

to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize

2

to dispose of; to sell off

2

to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment

2

to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up

9