jpdb beta

misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune

2

to ride up to; to drive up to; to get used to riding; to get used to driving

1

not only ... but (also); as well as ...

1

empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless

2

racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles

1

double-edged; double-edged blade

1

to avoid being seen; to be clandestine

1

figure; body shape; build; physique; form

1

thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little

2

carefully; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length

2

to increase; to multiply

1

between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis

1

to say; to be called; to do

2

older brother

2

slightest connection; slender connection; sliver (e.g. of hope); one thread

2

many; numerous; various; large number of

1

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

1

purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not

2

care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation

1

incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; disorderly; confused; nonsensical

1

about; concerning; related to; -ish

1

disgrace; shame

1

bankrupt person; insolvent person

1

whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself

1

return of something; repayment

2

contrivance; managing (to raise money); one's financial condition

1

luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant

1

I regret to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately

1

to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)

1

interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance

1

snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)

3

to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot

3

open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest

1

whole story; full picture; full particulars

2

mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about

1

to contract a disease

1

reconciliation; make peace with

1

to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through

4

to cause harm (to)

1

principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders

2

to use one's head

1

to finish speaking

1

thicket; coppice; brushwood

2

being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other

2

securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying

4

to be out of breath

1

bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering

1

snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation

1

dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence

1

to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out

1