jpdb beta

moment; brief space of time

2

to carry around; to carry on one's person

1

devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)

1

drying; dried

1

sweets; sweet food

2

carrying (on one's person); taking with one

2

perfect; just right; ideal

1

marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse

1

reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for

2

immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement

1

established reputation

1

(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)

1

to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)

2

to hold the key (to)

1

vassal; retainer

5

generation; lifetime; age

1

to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound

1

single (i.e. unmarried) person; someone alone

3

wife and children; (arch.) wife

1

to beckon (to)

2

support

2

lifetime; one's whole life; all through life

2

bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone

1

both sides

2

body double; double; wire puller; person behind the scenes; shadow commander

2

exceedingly; extremely; decisively

3

false bottom; fake bottom; raised bottom; exaggeration; overstatement

1

filling; packing material; stuffing; padding

3

phantom; vision; illusion

5

to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be

3

legitimate child

1

to become famous; to gain fame

2

face; honour; honor; appearance; look

1

substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice

3

mixing; blending; adding; adulteration

2

in that respect; on that point; in that regard

1

or; or else

2

(brute) force; using all one's might

1

humorous; funny; amusing; laughable; hilarious; comical

2

to mediate; to intervene

2

for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being

4

wig; hairpiece; toupee

1

trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing

1

corner of the eye

1

to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)

1

B; b

1

to feel relieved; to feel satisfied

1

to clap

2

to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)

5

comparing heights; comparison of statures

1