jpdb beta

ray of hope; glimmer of hope

1

darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy

1

head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)

1

one's last moment; one's death; one's end

1

toast; congratulatory cup

1

roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique

1

that; the matter in question

4

clue; lead; key; handhold; hold

2

to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)

3

impossible

1

whether or not

2

battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war

1

another; different; something else

1

to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice

1

summoning circle; magic circle (esp. in fictional settings); magic square

2

from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored

1

many thousands

1

unlucky

1

total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects

2

long (time); protracted; prolonged

1

road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)

1

decision; determination; resolution

1

little by little

3

solution; way out

1

to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up

1

to run off; to break into a run; to start running

3

as soon as possible; ASAP; even a little early

1

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

4

journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling

4

leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle

1

to push aside; to push one's way through

1

for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)

3

walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)

1

what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about

1

darkness; the dark

3

shrub; shrubbery

1

yikes; oops; eep; wow

2

to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees

1

past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40

1

you; noblewoman; lady

5

to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into

1

one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)

1

to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner

4

haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch

2

to be

3

hurt; injured

1

elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting

27

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

1

general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different

1

wild animal

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