jpdb beta

to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into

1

mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray

1

to hold one's tongue; to shut up

1

steadily

1

failure; mistake; blunder

2

first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters

1

purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive

1

to fail to catch; to let slip; to miss

4

ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems

2

injury; wound

1

to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time

1

carefully; closely; very; extremely; have no choice; cannot be helped

1

unlucky day

1

unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement

2

serious; important; significant; grave; weighty

1

to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with

1

to continue for a long time; to undergo a repeated series

1

both families

1

together; jointly; at the same time; with; both

2

to become widely known; to become well-known; to spread (of a rumor, reputation, etc.)

1

sickbed; (hospital) bed

1

to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait

2

in name only; titular; nominal

1

to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)

1

to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly

4

single word; a few words; brief comment

3

evidence; proof

5

to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)

6

to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official

1

to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other

2

for the time being; at present; (arch.) hindrance

3

razor; razor-sharp (mind, intellect, etc.); keen; astute person; person of keen intellect

2

this world; this life; world of the living

2

book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter

1

cause; origin; source

1

phrase (verse, line); one haiku-poem

1

to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely

1

to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect

3

to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper

1

it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written

2

clear; obvious; evident; bright; light

1

adultery; infidelity

1

depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program

4

vengeance; revenge; retaliation

1

determination; resolution

5

to collect; to assemble; to gather

1

to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)

2

settlement out of court

1

law; act; method; mood; dharma; law

3

speedy; as rapid as possible; as soon as possible

2