jpdb beta

straw

7

to sit down; to take a seat

1

to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)

5

to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up

1

go for it; heave; ugh

1

to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize

1

oh; yes; huh?; hm?

1

moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant

2

finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little

2

once-in-a-lifetime (opportunity); golden (opportunity); one-in-a-million (chance)

1

to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into

1

ruggedly; jaggedly; stiffly; choppy (e.g. graphics); lagged; clunky

2

movement (of the body); action; bearing; carriage; operation (of a machine, software, etc.); running

2

with a thump; (hanging) straight down

1

to sit down

3

most suitable; optimum; optimal; best

2

perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly

1

suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously

1

to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up

1

breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance

1

to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)

2

hence; for that reason

4

intimate; close

1

to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)

1

growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history

1

another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger

1

(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged

1

from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...

1

commoner; plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)

2

one's birthplace

1

brigand; bandit

1

to dress up as; to disguise oneself as; to play the role of

1

marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons

1

to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)

2

marriage

5

cause of death

1

to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)

17

curt; blunt; point-blank

1

advanced; pioneering; cutting-edge

1

charming; fascinating; attractive

1

physical ability

1

without

1

impossible

1

ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to

1

to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober

4

a little; a few; small; only; just; merely

4

light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power

5

light source

1

latticed window

1

profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)

3