jpdb beta

before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner

2

impurity; obscenity

1

look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression

1

knife

2

to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air

1

sharp; keen; acute

1

together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

1

tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy

4

to twist off

1

domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)

2

breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance

2

painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)

1

and yet; though; when; in spite of

1

pitch dark; total darkness

2

one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself

6

here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...

1

point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead

4

to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses

1

darkness; the dark

2

to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to

2

extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd

1

there is nothing

1

every time; each round

1

that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

6

number one; first; best; most; game; round

1

scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful

5

closet

1

clock; watch; timepiece

1

hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe

1

to mark the passage of time; to let (feel) time pass

1

window

1

faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little

1

white

3

artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality

1

Monday

2

migration; immigration

1

ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)

1

furthermore; besides; moreover; in addition; further; above or beyond this

1

area

1

band (e.g. conduction, valence); belt (e.g. Van-Allen, asteroid, etc.)

1

tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle

1

far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)

3

to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued

1

quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful

1

for this reason

2

groan; moan; moaning

2

to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)

2

to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)

1

to fear; to be afraid of

1

to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble

1