jpdb beta

aftertaste

2

huff; heave-ho

1

single word; a few words; brief comment

2

worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst

3

fold; pleat; folds (e.g. of a mountain); crease; (hidden) detail; nuance

1

nutrition; nourishment

1

to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone

1

character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character

2

remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted

1

quietly; soundlessly

1

nonsense; no meaning; meaningless

1

to speak frankly; to put things bluntly

1

absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous

1

forcibly; against one's will

1

to fall asleep

1

to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)

3

on purpose; deliberately; intentionally

1

to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare

1

electricity; (electric) light

3

to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out

2

to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive

3

immediately following

1

dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly

4

originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful

2

10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million

3

yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle

3

sleepiness; drowsiness

1

sheep (Ovis aries)

3

to count; to enumerate

1

superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!

1

hundreds

1

soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly

1

flock of sheep

1

to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden

1

dispersing; vanishing

1

to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)

1

sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching

1

slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.

2

pitch dark; total darkness

1

middle of the night; dead of night

1

a throw; a fall

1

to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to

1

at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just

6

consciousness; awareness; relief; calm

1

air conditioning; air cooling

1

to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing

4

answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result

3

which; what (way)

1

pretty; charming; lovely; adorable

2

to change color (esp. leaves, fruit, flowers) (colour); to turn crimson (e.g. leaves in autumn); to begin to redden; to ripen; to grow ripe

1