jpdb beta

to relax; to feel at home

1

surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard

2

to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)

2

to call each other; to call out to one another

1

intimate; close

1

real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally

1

to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie

2

quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive

1

to be careful; to pay attention; to take care

1

futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)

1

to lift; to turn over; to fold over

1

to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)

1

unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)

2

to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)

1

capture; arrest

1

mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit

1

reading with pleasure

3

detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation

1

decoration; ornament; trimmings

3

window frame; sash

1

dark brown; olive brown

2

curtain; curtains

1

bedcover; bedspread

1

credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest

1

undecorated fabric of any color but black; kimono made of such fabric

1

young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small

6

race

2

flower pattern

1

romantic

3

in a line; in a row

1

symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed

1

detective story (esp. one from the Edo period featuring thief-takers); detective's memoirs; thief taker's memoirs

1

mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin

1

to come and stay; to drop in; to visit

2

leaving one's seat (before an event is over); excusing oneself (from a meeting, conversation, etc.)

1

jeans; dungarees

3

bottom; buttocks

1

slender; slim

1

given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this

1

man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend

1

regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly

1

living room (Western style); sitting room

1

ambush; lying in wait for an ambush

3

after school (at the end of the day)

6

speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...

2

gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy

1

no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about

3

not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe

1

had better do so

1

to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you

2