jpdb beta

to escape from; to get out

1

it seems that; as if

1

awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely

2

if it is the case that ...

2

to be itching to put one's skills to use

1

boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English

1

awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing

1

scoundrel; rascal; villain

2

roadside; wayside

1

kitten; small cat

1

to rescue from; to help out of; to save

9

armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track

1

to wait and see; to sit on the fence; to be noncommittal

1

to collude (with); to conspire (with); to make friends with; to get along well with; to become intimate (with opposite sex); to establish a secret liaison (with)

1

unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all

3

tear-stained face

1

to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to

1

partly burned charcoal; (arch.) servant boy at a brothel or teahouse

1

to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful

1

use of force

1

vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard

4

to have a talk; to tell a story

2

to jostle; to shove and push; to struggle with one another

1

sounds

2

completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday

1

department store; department

2

whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard

1

as always; as usual

1

civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer

1

commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane

1

to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute

1

blood (in one's face, cheeks, etc.); colour; color; hot-bloodedness; hotheadedness; impulsive temperament

1

looking pale; looking unwell

1

aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly

2

barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty

4

advertising balloon

1

to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane

1

too; also; still; as before; even so; either way

1

school (e.g. of ikebana)

1

learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)

2

in great numbers

1

feng shui; fengshui; wind and water

3

elixir of life (prepared from cinnabar in ancient China)

1

magic; sorcery; incantation

1

woven straw mat (orig. made of wild rice leaves); beggar; (arch.) Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia)

1

calendar-construction rules

1

water clock

1

trend; course of action; directionality; directivity; directional; vectorial

3

to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise

1

life or death; existence; destiny

1