jpdb beta

to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone

1

to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger

1

top; summit; vertex

2

I see; that's right; indeed

15

to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)

2

silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction

2

to pay attention; to be watchful

2

even though; despite; when

1

temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room

24

excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal

3

please ...

2

this morning

2

newspaper

2

in a big way

1

that field; the authorities (esp. the police)

1

cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)

1

hawk; falcon

1

quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money

2

to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)

1

suspect (person)

3

then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case

1

this world; this life; the free world (outside of prison, the army, red light district, etc.); this corrupt world; present world

2

to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge

3

but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just

3

advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful

1

to overdo; to do too much

1

to that extent; to that degree; so much; so

2

to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious

1

if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well

1

person given as a reference; witness; potential suspect; person of interest; witness

1

the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly

1

severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)

4

questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)

2

second day of the month; two days

1

that is to say; so that means

1

large bone; thick bone

1

to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt

1

contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation

2

ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to

1

waste of labor or energy; waste of labour; vain effort

1

with a thump; floppingly

1

to sit down; to take a seat

1

(head) clerk

1

pent-up resentment; grudges and hard feelings

1

to relate at great length; to dwell eloquently (on)

1

(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that

4

to hold all the while; to talk about nothing but

1

after a long time; for the first time in a while

1

to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper

1

damage; injury; loss

1