jpdb beta

daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period

1

cavern; cave; cave system; grotto

1

guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement

2

floating ball of fire (said to be the soul of a dead person); meteor; shooting star

1

pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously

1

to shine; to glitter; to sparkle

2

horror

2

what is it?

1

I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...

1

deep breath

1

to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind

1

to attack; to assault; to assail

1

to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop

2

to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)

2

(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that

1

the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not

1

rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled

1

junior high school student; middle school pupil

16

holding hands with fingers interlocked

2

then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so

1

pretending not to know; feigning ignorance

2

start

1

clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)

1

from out of nowhere; from who knows where

1

sound of water

1

darkness; the dark

1

narrow path; narrow lane

1

assassin; to assassinate

2

calculation; self-interest; selfishness

1

nature; spontaneity; natural airhead

2

to cling

1

to shine; to glitter; to be bright

1

fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking

1

to cross (e.g. road); to traverse

2

fusuma; Japanese sliding screen

1

pale; pallid; bluish-white

1

barn; road; bang; bam

1

to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect

1

negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness

2

shivering; trembling

1

to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with

1

murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post

2

scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops

1

dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass

1

to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)

1

mystery

1

to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse

1

to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely

7

path of retreat

1

to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)

1