jpdb beta

series

3

Cristy; Kristi; Kurisuti

1

to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair

1

if it is the case that ...

11

that's so, isn't it

2

certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons

1

dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass

1

recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement

2

Peter; Petre

1

Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)

1

one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start

6

work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique

1

inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)

1

corresponding to; being applicable to; being relevant to; coming under; falling under; fulfilling (requirements)

1

to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out

1

to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out

5

let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...

1

riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious

5

bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement

1

to be worried; to be troubled

4

don't you think?; indicates question

6

courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts

1

to be bewildered; to be perplexed

2

good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do

4

to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at

1

going together

1

eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey

5

to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest

1

encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)

1

had better ...; had better not ...

3

difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error

3

which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who

4

to choose; to select

15

grey (gray)

2

slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)

1

novel; (short) story

2

person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser

1

reply; answer

2

to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to

4

desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager

1

suspect (person)

2

opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows

21

candidate; applicant

1

to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by

9

to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate

4

request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance

1

otherwise; or else; if not

2

suddenly; all of a sudden

2

to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into

1

in a sense; in some way; to an extent

2