jpdb beta

reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre

1

hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark

1

to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)

1

spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham

10

counter for suits of clothing; arriving at ...

1

frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)

4

beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn

2

work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production

1

hopeless; irredeemable

1

to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to

1

to obtain; to procure

1

scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful

10

cry; crying voice

1

one night; all night; overnight; one evening

1

narrow escape from death

1

being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work

1

this occasion; at this time; now

4

trouble; bother; annoyance

1

to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess

1

most important condition (for); first prerequisite

1

declaration; proclamation; announcement

1

if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything

1

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

6

mental; mental health; mental state; mental resolve

1

strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle

2

to survive

1

the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous

1

to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge

1

Catholic priest; abbe; reverend father; minister; padre

4

oath; vow

3

kiss

5

answering machine; answerphone

3

here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now

2

to answer the phone

3

never again

4

to finish; to graduate

1

if; in case; supposing

1

to be kind to; to treat kindly

1

please; I beg you; for mercy's sake

1

I; me

1

curse; spell; malediction

1

unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement

6

occasional; infrequent; rare

1

formal marriage interview; marriage meeting

2

to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get

4

particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty

3

liking; taste; choice

4

honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation

1

formal marriage interview

2

these guys; these fellows

2