jpdb beta

faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre

1

metallic sound; metallic clank

2

ordinary person

1

to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show

1

discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude

1

with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff

1

food

1

to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)

1

hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam

1

(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely

3

to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble

1

to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)

2

even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on

1

metal

1

bayonet; guns and swords

2

prediction; estimation

1

to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry

4

stock-farming; livestock farming; cattle breeding

1

prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively

1

assassin

3

such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o

3

guild

1

kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like

1

rarely; seldom

1

to approach

1

(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior

1

many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common

1

overall; on the whole

1

to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)

1

remote countryside; boondocks; the sticks

1

such ... as; or some such

2

right; correct; proper; righteous; just

2

strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness

2

perception; intuition; the sixth sense

1

to hunt a spy; to put a tail on someone; to stalk

1

at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment

2

to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)

1

to wave one's hand

1

guard; convoy; escort

4

sign; signal; cue

1

crowd of people

1

to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)

1

though; notwithstanding; although

1

to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)

2

place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament

1

narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining

2

back street; back alley; off-street

1

chamber maid; female servant; area around the hips; waist area

1

sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor

2

to step forward; to take a step forward

1