jpdb beta

to grasp tightly

13

train window; car window

4

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

6

entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth

11

to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive

5

once in a lifetime; once in one's life

1

incident; affair; happening; event

2

in this way; like this

5

to constrict one's chest; to wring one's heart; to wrench one's heart

2

everything; anything; nothing

3

to waste time

1

centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government

3

atrium; well (in building); blow-by; blow-bye; drafty; draughty

1

second floor; upstairs

2

escalator

1

marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials

9

to dress up

1

floor

1

large company; large enterprise; large corporation

3

to gather; to collect; to assemble

2

defense; defence; guard; policing; security

1

target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)

4

at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove

3

to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten

2

it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as

1

silence (not speaking); muteness

8

to accompany; to follow; to keep up with

3

painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh

25

thought; consideration; thinking

2

hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour

9

to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)

3

surface of a wall

1

realistic; graphic; true to life

1

old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago

11

Japanese-style house

3

soap bubble

1

to amuse oneself; to make merry

2

mother

1

dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic

3

garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area

1

to bloom in profusion

1

Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)

1

flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda

9

mother; mom; mum; wife

1

house where one was born; one's parents' house

11

swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply

1

to begin to cry

1

as a child; when one was a child

1

to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs

1

excessive self-consciousness; excessively self-conscious person

3