jpdb beta

residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion

4

completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)

1

fact; truth; reality

1

to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine

17

such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!

10

a certain ...

2

evening; night; dinner

1

floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

2

preparation; arrangements

1

slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long

1

to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep

1

1,000; thousand

3

to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed

2

to meet; to greet

1

what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?

3

this sort of; this kind of; like this; such

5

late at night; at a late hour

1

evening; night; nighttime

1

late; slowly

1

I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me

4

by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means

2

(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion

4

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

1

yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr

5

to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold

3

and; thereupon; because of that

1

to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)

1

ridiculous; odd

1

to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)

1

-like; sort of; similar to; resembling

2

that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?

2

goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre

2

every evening; night after night

1

to wander; to roam from place to place

1

beginning; outset; first; onset

1

party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit

3

people

7

deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing

1

to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to

5

should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out

5

by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being

4

given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...

1

expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately

1

difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect

1

moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet

2

day and night

1

patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman

1

to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out

1

guess; speculation; supposition

1

distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion

2