jpdb beta

to need; to demand; to take; to require

1

mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short

1

to scan; to look over

1

to buy in quantity; to buy a lot (of); to stock up (on); to lay in

2

to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback

1

bargain sale; selling cheaply; selling at a low price; giving out (too) readily; handing out freely; selling (oneself) short

1

to comb (one's hair)

1

braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait

2

previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session

10

surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency

3

dizziness; giddiness; vertigo

1

to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly

3

left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one

2

knot

1

hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe

1

feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely

1

to draw (someone) close to one's breast; to pull close to one; to take into one's arms; to embrace

1

bluff

1

to scratch; to claw

1

nine; nine years of age; twelve o'clock (old time system)

2

plus; addition; positive (number); plus sign; positive symbol; advantage; plus

1

island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf

42

And Then There Were None (1938 novel by Agatha Christie)

3

Agatha Christie (English novelist; 1890-1976)

1

masterpiece; masterwork

1

closed circle (of suspects, in mystery fiction)

1

basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally

1

chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse

1

Sirius (star in the constellation Canis Major); Alpha Canis Majoris; the Dog Star

1

astronomical observatory

1

invitation

1

(one's) master; (one's) employer; leader (of a country, group, etc.); head; Lord; main thing

2

N; n

1

Owen

1

to parody; to make a parody of; to pun (on); to twist; to distort

1

false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym

1

paper, cloth, wood, etc. representation of a sacred object; paper doll used in purification rites

17

object representative of a divine spirit; object to which a spirit is drawn or summoned; object or animal occupied by a kami

1

Shinto shrine

2

washi; Japanese paper

2

human figure; human form

1

to cut out; to clip from; to extract

2

caller; visitor

1

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

2

counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers

1

each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of

4

measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement

1

story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend

1

to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce

2

arrangement (of music); adaptation (of a story, recipe, etc.); interpretation; arranging (objects, a meeting, etc.); organization

1