jpdb beta

eggshell

1

crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift

4

fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred

3

a bit more; a bit longer

14

gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees

8

to break up and start anew; to break out of one's shell; to make a fresh start; to go outside oneself

2

to make an appearance; to show up

3

light purple

6

complete picture; panorama; what it all adds up to; bird's eye view; all-embracing portrait; overall perspective

1

to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge

7

possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely

13

success; hit

10

rapid (e.g. progress)

7

distant

4

to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit

4

both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold

4

to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)

3

shaking violently

1

after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to

8

to tumble down; to roll down

3

room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable

109

to need; to demand; to take; to require

1

curtain; curtains

2

crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness

11

clock; watch; timepiece

14

seven o'clock

6

pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in

1

to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends

16

last night; yesterday evening

34

should do; ought to do

2

camber

1

to sit up

1

sleepy eyes; drowsy look

1

to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close

2

and then; after that

18

both feet; both legs

1

to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)

24

jeans; denim; jean

1

to put to sleep; to lay (something) on its side

1

being startled

1

once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time

25

but; however; provided that

8

part of the eyebrow closest to the nose

3

physical strength; muscle strength

2

to be mistaken for; to be confused with

2

to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off

4

to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with

3

very; much

1

(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance

1

irrespective of the occasion; indiscriminately

2