jpdb beta

mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted

1

accusation; complaint; charge; legal action

3

armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track

1

to push aside; to brush aside

1

to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)

1

getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate

1

aim

1

outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough

2

to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)

1

to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out

4

quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument

1

perfectly honest

1

attendant male servant

1

traditional; conventional

1

existence; being

1

to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints

2

to turn on an electric light; to switch on a light

1

happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately

1

leather; leather-bound; leathern

1

hanging scroll

2

course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit

1

information; experience; knowledge; observation

1

Champagne

1

important documents; important papers

1

special; particular; peculiar; unique

1

to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat

1

to keep an eye on; to take care of

1

to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate

1

concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works

1

rubbing one's hands together

1

to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself

1

comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)

1

order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words

1

danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

2

preservation; integrity; conservation; maintenance

1

wooden box; wooden crate

17

contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade

3

old fox

1

putting an idea into someone's head; suggestion; hint

1

wax

1

investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody

2

to employ; to hire (a servant)

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)

1

condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite

1

offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)

3

mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)

2

cellar; basement

12

dozen

1

to count; to enumerate

1

carpenter

2