jpdb beta

manner; style

6

to be surprised; to be astonished

17

to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous

4

both hands; both arms; ten

33

to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)

1

truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic

84

controversial work (art, literature, etc.); work that caused public criticism; work of art dealing with contemporary questions; succès de scandale

1

gods

1

play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest

1

by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly

10

cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman

2

result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently

6

to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for

4

hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit

2

human intellect; knowledge

1

to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)

1

finally; barely; only just; gradually

8

to rise; to erect; to get up

6

to lay out (a futon); to make (bed); to spread out; to postpone; to extend

2

empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless

2

to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle

5

for the first time in one's life

5

ahead; before; ago

3

to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)

6

to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage

121

to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate

2

he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!

9

cleaning of the bath

1

retirement

1

now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now

4

outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else

6

corridor; hallway; passageway

10

stairs; stairway; staircase

5

ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather

1

or; otherwise; furthermore; also; (arch.) perhaps; (arch.) by some chance; (arch.) that being said

1

coming flying in (migratory birds, airborne sand, pollen, etc.); coming by airplane

1

rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse

4

to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)

4

to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss

1

surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance

2

drainage; gutter; ditch

1

in this way; thus; such; uh...

24

first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

6

dry; dry (tone, humour, etc.); unemotional; dry (of alcohol)

1

Sciascia

1

wet; moist; soft-hearted; tender-hearted; sentimental

1

nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish

1

the end

7

now; soon; already; yet; further; more

71

to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)

16