jpdb beta

preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)

1

to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade

4

guess; conjecture; surmise

2

riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious

1

to solve a mystery

1

ridge on the side of a sword blade; ridged pattern

2

plane; sharpen; whittle; pare; shave (leather); scrape off

2

magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly

2

just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...

1

main meaning; opinion; idea; aim; motive; gist

1

being angry (suddenly)

3

to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone

2

lawlessness; injustice; wrong; outrageous; lawless; disorderly

3

declaration; statement

2

to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start

3

common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice

2

to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded

3

to ask a question; to ask questions

2

reference; consultation

2

revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out

2

request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance

2

since; henceforth

4

subordinate person

1

womanly; ladylike; feminine

2

depth; length

1

depth; length

1

coherence; consistency

2

logic; logical

1

cool; indifferent; nonchalant; calm

1

sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)

5

wastepaper; scrap paper

1

protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation

2

selfish; self-seeking; self-interested; mean

1

both sides

1

one's possessions; ownership

1

head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)

1

early; quickly; promptly

1

seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post

6

coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing

4

to make a sound

2

softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is

1

thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery

4

practice; practising; training; study

4

start of work; commencement; opening

1

circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money

18

after

5

to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for

2

absence (from work)

2

lateness; tardiness; arriving late

4

to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to

1