jpdb beta

to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble

1

to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still

5

cost; expense

4

to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char

1

with a start; with a jump

1

the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality

2

this much; this amount

3

to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)

17

funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable

12

in the course of one's duties

1

pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)

1

thirteen; 13; king (playing card)

3

silk

5

to cross one's legs

1

to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)

3

guidebook; guide

5

oh; ah

8

(printed) instructions; manual; explanatory leaflet (pamphlet, note); description

1

pence (monetary unit)

1

to buy

3

hostility; animosity; enmity

3

that's too bad; too bad for you!

1

confused; flustered; at a loss

6

laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)

10

to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate

2

rebellious; defiant

1

to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under

1

to like; to suit; to be pleased with

1

to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil

2

I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow

9

to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)

19

late at night; at a late hour

2

not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it

1

drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room

1

lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash

1

to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question

2

end; close; conclusion; termination

1

like an old man; like an old woman

1

to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with

3

things at hand; personal belongings

4

bringing; taking; carrying

3

dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy

1

gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail

3

goat

1

self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation

4

last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender

1

black-dyed leather; leather dyed in deep indigo; edible mushroom in the Thelephoraceae family

2

medical examination

1

bag; satchel; briefcase; basket

1

(a) jump; splashes (usu. of mud); upward turn at the bottom (e.g. of a vertical stroke of a kanji or of a hairdo); close (e.g. of a theatrical performance); breakup

1