jpdb beta

to begin talking; to open up

1

directions; instructions; orders; command

1

directions; instructions; orders; command

2

vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard

2

this morning

2

preparations for a journey

1

to go; to come

2

entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule

1

friend

1

imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-

3

destination; whereabouts; future; prospects

9

detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)

2

I; me; you; manservant

2

servant; manservant; menial

1

countryside; country; 50-home township (comprised of 2-3 neighbourhoods)

61

to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show

2

at once; immediately; without delay; promptly

3

going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)

1

absence; disregard; indifference

1

I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said

1

out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly

1

promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)

3

place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament

4

to await; to expect

3

to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of

1

gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn

4

to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree

1

where to?; whither?

1

doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary

2

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 want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for

3

one party; one faction; one clique

1

coincident with; while; simultaneously

4

alley; alleyway; lane; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)

25

atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous

2

treacherous; dangerous; untrustworthy; sneaky; cunning

1

competitor; rival

1

after that; afterwards; thereafter

4

here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up

1

strange; rare; novel; curious

1

to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study

5

to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around

1

this much; this amount

1

winding; meandering; zigzagging; zig-zag; in twists and turns; sinuously

1

rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via

1

someone; somebody

3

to be out of breath

1

(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling

1

where; whereabouts

1

just now; a moment ago; this very minute

1