jpdb beta

to stiffen; to become stiff

2

speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal

1

suffix appended to somebody else's family members

1

concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works

5

meaning; significance; sense

7

surroundings; environs; circumference

4

vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard

2

to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)

2

clatter; clank; rattling; capsule toy vending machine

1

unlocking

1

two persons; two people; pair; couple

24

watch-keeping; guard; lookout

1

cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold

2

immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily

4

third floor

1

part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty

3

narrow

1

door (Western-style, car, etc.)

2

one thin flat object; one sheet

4

all that one has; all that there is; the whole

1

keyhole

2

to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)

4

to look into; to peer in

6

to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir

1

record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document

1

trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention

3

disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant

8

procedure; process; proceedings; formalities

1

severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)

1

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

1

promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently

1

to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in

1

dispersing; breaking up; running away

1

needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer

1

to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass

2

several minutes; a few minutes

1

clink; clack; feeling annoyed; being offended; being hurt

1

delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant

1

hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit

1

proud; elated

1

yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof

7

novel; original; new; innovative

1

way to use something; treatment; management (of help)

1

scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))

1

chuckle; giggle

1

knob; doorknob

1

to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)

9

total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects

2

fire; flame; blaze

18

darkness; the dark

1