jpdb beta

iron pole

1

weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence

4

to be oversized (overloud, etc.)

1

outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world

1

difference; disagreement; conflict; clash; discrepancy; inconsistency

1

the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening

2

to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)

1

being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); thinking ill of a person based on a misunderstanding; unjustified resentment caused by a misunderstanding; responding to kindness with resentment

1

early afternoon

1

to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable

2

open sea; Okinawa

1

in fact

1

to distract one's attention

2

effective; successful

1

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

2

abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty

2

escalation

1

proposal; offer; request; application

3

to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively

9

another world

1

outlet (e.g. for water or gas); market (for something); outlet (e.g. for excess energy); vent (e.g. for emotions)

2

how (can); by what means

1

breaking down; defeating; abolishing

1

mixing; compounding; dispensing (e.g. prescription)

1

material; substance; matter

1

simply put

2

after that (a substantive change occurred)

1

four years

1

details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars

1

consequently; as a result

1

synopsis; outline; plot

4

to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)

1

age 10

1

at any moment (now); at any minute; on the verge of (doing); just about to

2

silk

1

long and narrow

1

sunlight; rays of the Sun

1

brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)

1

tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa); moutan; wild boar (meat)

1

completely using up ...; running out of ...; exhausting ...

1

farewell gift

2

madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic

1

picture book

1

haunted house

2

the Sun

1

to put one's strength into

3

to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last

1

down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream

1

morning; forenoon; just before noon

1

plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme

2