jpdb beta

to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued

3

premature; untimely (e.g. death); early

1

to shift; to move; to slide; to move (an appointment, meeting, etc.); to bring forward; to put back

2

gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness

5

easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all

1

floor; floor surface

1

stare; gaze; fixation

4

Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam

14

immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing

2

thereupon; shortly thereafter

2

long ago; a long time ago; already

1

guide (on a tour, etc.)

2

part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties

6

to take (be in) charge of

1

to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart

2

lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs

6

ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)

1

angle

2

board (across a ditch, etc.); step; tread; pedal (of an organ, etc.); treadle

1

quietly; soundlessly

3

to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce

3

to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake

1

unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt

2

stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs

5

to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)

4

if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)

2

dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off

1

trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish

2

so far as

2

to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove

2

rustling (sound)

1

to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm

5

to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than

2

half the body; half length

2

oiran; highest-ranking courtesan; (arch.) prostitute

2

woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress

2

inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round

1

to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around

3

to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided

1

tusk; fang

2

to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)

3

smirkingly; smugly; broadly

1

steadily; unflaggingly; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking

1

careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering

9

mastery

1

to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with

1

to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up

15

path of retreat

2

(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place

1

it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it

3