jpdb beta

busy; hurried; yours sincerely; yours in haste; (arch.) simple; (arch.) brief

1

certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me

2

unlawful; illegal; unreasonable; outrageous; unjust

1

indictment; prosecution; complaint

1

with an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain

1

same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence

2

insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)

2

very much; fully; never

1

a puff; a smoke; (short) rest; break; one dose (of medicine or poison); (brief) lull

1

to smoke a cigarette; to smoke

2

to hold in one's mouth; to bring with; to take along

2

match (for lighting a fire)

8

to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for

2

ash tray; ash pit

2

plentiful; lot of; much; pile of

3

to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited

1

unfortunately; sorry, but ...

2

caller; visitor; company; guest

9

to saw; to grind (e.g. coffee beans); to mill

1

electric motor

1

to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)

5

adult man

1

hungry ghost realm; preta realm

1

to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)

1

(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around

8

mantlepiece

3

box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building

7

to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive

4

to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)

1

this (very thing); this precisely

3

never; by no means; not in the least; why; what for

1

to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise

5

cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine

2

Bible; the Scriptures; Holy Writ

30

to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard

1

just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way

3

publication; edition (e.g. morning, evening, special); published in (year); publication frequency (e.g. daily, monthly)

2

closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently

2

very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly

2

still (continuing); as ever; further

5

sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered

1

to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one

1

faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre

14

to gush out

3

professional sense

1

for a while; for some time; for a period

3

chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach

15

to throw (oneself); to hurl; to cast; to stir (one's feelings); to get excited; to make (one's heart) pound

1

innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence

2

to let (someone) take hold of your hand

3