jpdb beta

weak; frail; fragile

2

effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving

1

hmm; I see; hrm

3

to like; to prefer; to be pleased by

1

synopsis; plot; outline; plan; scheme; program

3

to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily

1

very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...

1

to sniff; to smell

5

to dispatch (someone); to send; to make go fast (a car, horse, etc.); to drive; to move quickly (one's pen, eyes, etc.); to run (one's eyes over something)

3

listen!; you see; mind you; remember

3

and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not

2

counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun

3

conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; strikingly; outstandingly; especially

1

capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace

1

medicine; medical science

1

(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion

4

various; varied; diverse; all sorts of

1

strict; close; precise; scrupulous

1

to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect

2

perfect crime

1

a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many

1

to claim victims; to leave casualties

2

imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective

1

hateful; detestable; abominable; amazing; fantastic; admirable

1

damn it; damn; beast; animal; person reborn into the animal realm; brute

1

unhurriedly; leisurely; slowly; relaxedly; taking one's time

1

to creep up to; to approach stealthily; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed

1

whispering into a person's ear

2

to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with

1

even though; despite; when

2

to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!

2

hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding

1

surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid

1

to turn one's back to

1

to give the stamp of approval

1

even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)

1

such; like that; that sort of

1

fisherman

1

(on the) sea; surface of the sea

1

to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending

1

dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle

1

to be trustworthy; to be credible; to be believable

1

why; how

1

to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol

3

to be infected; to be contagious

1

on the light side (weight); (relative) lightness

1

to tangle; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated; to become difficult

3

thread; yarn; string

4

with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay

1

at this stage; at this point; (only) now

2