jpdb beta

midnight; dead of night

1

sound of rainfall

2

to lie down (and rest)

1

street (front) door

1

shawl

1

(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection

1

short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō

2

to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into

1

rainy

1

to run out (e.g. of the room)

1

to close; to shut

1

absentmindedly; vacantly; carelessly

1

to be transparent; to leave a gap

1

someone

1

stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead

1

sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string

1

easy to understand

1

shut up!; be quiet!

1

to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)

2

to live; to make a living; to get on with

1

doing as one is told; yes-man

1

to see well in the dark; to have good night vision

1

holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors

1

to lie face-down

1

to have the nerve to

1

to be found; to be discovered

3

art; technique; means; way; trick; trap

2

dripping wet; soaked; drenched

2

foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature

1

easy; simple; light

1

to go up on the roof

1

in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely

1

to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place

1

inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip

1

to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)

4

barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)

1

rush; charge

1

indifferent; unconcerned

1

rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive

1

interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)

1

bare earth; ground

2

to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning

1

station; office; guardroom

2

dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing

1

paving stone; pavement

1

pebble

1

mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief

3

mess; jumble; muddle; chaos

1

downpour; pouring rain; heavy rain; pelting rain; cloudburst

1

to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off

2