jpdb beta

now (with the nuance of 'the last moment'); this late in the game

1

to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise

1

modern Japanese; current written style

10

to do one's best

1

body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field

4

Naraka; Hell; very bottom; the end; trap room (of a theatre); below-stage basement

1

jealousy; roasted rice cake

1

to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with

2

unexpected; unscheduled; unforeseen; unplanned

4

several months

8

And Then There Were None (1938 novel by Agatha Christie); Ten Little Niggers

1

Agatha Christie

1

black joke; black comedy; morbid humor

1

vibration; flickering; jolting; tremor

1

writing implement; writing tool

1

eraser; rubber

1

skim reading; diagonal reading (e.g. as a simple code)

1

insufficient study

3

to begin; to set about; to start

5

to complete decisively; to do to completion

1

pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)

4

to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least

1

slip of the pen; mistake in writing; misspelling; lapsus calami

1

to harm; to hurt; to injure; to damage

1

willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition

1

sorry; apologetic; remorseful

2

elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance

2

to be born; to come into the world

4

haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion

1

document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)

6

to grasp at the air

1

in the ward or borough

1

one thing after another; out of the frying pan and into the fire

1

close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry

2

rest; repose

3

at any time; at any moment; when; at what moment

1

thick; dense; rich (as in taste or content); crowded

1

short sentence; short piece of writing (e.g. passage, article, composition)

2

attached file; attachment

2

prudence; discretion; thought

2

tusk; fang

7

hunting

1

tedious; boring; being fed up with

3

emotional strength; force of will

3

regret; repentance

9

to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)

2

to miss a chance; to fail to do

2

inside pocket

4

what the?; what's going on?; what's this?

1

one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities

1