jpdb beta

in the dark

2

perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say

1

poet

1

moon palace of the Hindu god Chandra; imperial palace; (arch.) Yoshiwara red light district

2

to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine

1

snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily

1

to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)

1

quickly; briefly; rashly; carelessly; (flowing) in trickles

1

small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs); meal; food; counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks

5

setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference

1

sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)

1

appetizer or snack served with drinks; performance to liven up a bar; conversation to liven up a party

3

meal; dinner; diet

1

naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord

2

sacred books; sutras; scriptures; Bible

1

to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport

1

corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings

1

to begin (doing); to start (doing)

1

accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons

1

call; visit

1

to thank; to apologize; to apologise; to say farewell; to retreat; to refuse

1

indigo-tinged grey (gray)

3

hood; kerchief

5

to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt

5

simultaneous; all at once

1

a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period

1

chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply

1

to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time

1

to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign

4

bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial

6

to sprinkle over (e.g. salt, pepper, etc. on food)

1

watermark (in a stamp, banknote, etc.); openwork (engraving, carving, etc.)

1

white paper

1

royal fern (Osmunda japonica); flowering fern; osmund; fiddlehead fern

1

perfume; scent

3

wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor

4

viscount

1

smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)

9

a guess; anticipation

1

darkness

7

code; password; cipher

3

sign; signal; cue

3

to cut off the head of a sleeping person; to assassinate someone while they sleep; to catch someone off their guard by setting traps

1

old-fashioned; antiquated; anachronistic

1

action film; action movie; action drama; riotous scene; fight scene

1

whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper

1

workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings

1

to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of

1

how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name

2

recklessness; rashness; foolhardiness; temerity; (lit.) without watching where one is going

1