jpdb beta

total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects

1

adult; grown-up

6

anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity

1

natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary

1

child

2

scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful

4

to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare

1

tremblingly; having the chills (through fear, cold, anticipation, etc.)

1

interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun

7

to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver

2

to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)

5

pitch dark; total darkness

1

rustling; dry; rough feeling; rough (of a person); course; catching fish with a net

2

to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound

2

black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty

2

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

4

foolish idea; (one's own) idea; my humble opinion

1

to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed

3

foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation

4

to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)

1

door (Western-style, car, etc.)

1

dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable

1

place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point

4

suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; nimbly; alertly

1

to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)

1

indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation

1

to fall down; to drop

1

injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss

1

a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)

1

coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy

2

incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive

1

reproachful; hateful; bitter

1

cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible

1

to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare

8

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.)

1

to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show

1

um; er; nuh-uh; no; oof

3

therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason

1

to be surprised; to be astonished

2

however

2

how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way

1

sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)

2

occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom

1

to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again

1

to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post

1

laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)

1

to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get

4

plastic bag

2

drop of water; polka dots

4

dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; trap; wooden protrusion from a Japanese door frame that fits a hole in the threshold, acting as a lock when closed; conclusion (of a speech, etc.)

1