jpdb beta

because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...

7

sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly

1

open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited

1

to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off

3

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

2

pluralizing suffix; nickname-forming suffix

1

to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)

2

any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand

3

to come to grapples with

1

to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)

7

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)

14

detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation

26

to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop

1

role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role

1

continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)

6

difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy

2

peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence

11

surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid

15

in the meanwhile; during the time

4

to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up; to dampen

2

to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous

5

this person; he; she

5

trifles; minor details

1

to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious

1

blunder; miss; slip; oversight

1

interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt

19

daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)

46

to gag someone

1

strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm

3

to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter

15

sleeping powder; sleeping drug; narcotic; anaesthetic; anesthetic

2

to fade; to lose colour (color); to discolour (discolor)

2

movement (of one's body); moving about; stirring; acting freely; doing as one pleases

3

to be crazy; to be mad; to have a screw loose

1

the reason is ...; it is because ...

1

pardon; forgiveness; forbearance

1

top secret

1

expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...

1

leader; chief; head; (another person's) head

2

to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)

1

this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such

1

(your) daughter; young woman; daughter of a good family

8

arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations

1

to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful

2

female bandit; female robber; woman (who distracts men's search for truth)

66

great detective

29

that night; that evening; over the course of the evening

1

lounge; common room

2

after dinner

1

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

1