jpdb beta

actually; really

1

(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat

10

sudden; abrupt; unexpected

1

without leaving any trace

1

splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate

5

slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling

1

one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime

1

head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top

4

stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)

1

to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit

6

Mr.; Mrs.; Ms.

4

dance performance

7

strike zone

1

terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific

1

low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key

1

everyone; anyone; no one; nobody

13

promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate

16

shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!

2

oh; ah; I'll be darned

5

who

2

(secret) date; clandestine meeting; assignation; tryst; rendezvous

1

door; gate; opening; title page

3

padlock

3

to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby

1

to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)

4

we

5

storehouse; warehouse; godown

1

to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)

4

ritual implement storehouse

32

mere; only; just; slight

4

handful; small amount; small number

1

dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot

3

to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)

3

No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden

2

sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion

2

more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time

1

to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)

1

among these; between these; of these; in here; in this

2

about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite

1

to be imaginable; to be conceivable

1

to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)

1

to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide

6

line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style

1

expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...

2

I thought so; I suspected as much; Just as I thought; Now you are talking; That's the spirit

1

care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter

1

company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.

1

winter

2

space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)

7

(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"

1