jpdb beta

to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize

1

middle of the night; dead of night

2

good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter

1

to embrace each other

1

to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable

1

this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now

1

call; hail; yell

1

the sixth sense; intuition; hunch

1

to create (a sensation); to give rise to (controversy)

1

fire fighting; extinguishing a fire

2

110 (police emergency telephone number in Japan)

1

police; police officer; police station

3

bucket; pail

2

water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout

3

reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising

1

rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)

3

to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)

1

to go mad

1

what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry

2

to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone

2

milk; breast

1

to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain

2

to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.

1

to be burnt to death

1

meaningless; pointless

1

blow to a vital point of a person's body; striking techniques (judo)

1

fire engine; fire truck

2

contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation

1

moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that

1

without (making) any mistakes; flawlessly; accurately

1

to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough

3

to put out; to extinguish

1

ruins of a fire; fire-devastated area

6

dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now

1

to perform the last rites over the deceased; to give someone their final notice (e.g. when firing them); to give someone the final word

1

to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right

1

conversion; reform; correcting someone's conduct

1

so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...

1

admirable; laudable

1

slow; weak-headed; dumb

1

why; how

1

to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry

1

scrap wood; waste wood; waste; waste material; scrap material

4

to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use

1

truck; lorry

1

listen!; you see; mind you; remember

1

to be burned down

11

night burglar

1

attack; charge; raid

1

country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)

1