jpdb beta

magic circle

1

one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage

1

with a wriggle; in a slithering motion; in a squiggle; with a spurt

1

mercury (Hg)

4

several years; a few years

1

partner; pal; accomplice

1

immediately; promptly

2

at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can

1

to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide

1

(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate

1

from head to toe

1

check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque

1

the end

3

to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with

6

advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)

1

sentiments; passions

1

to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled

1

onlooker; bystander

1

looter; plunderer; pillager; marauder

1

surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency

3

to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)

1

entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth

1

noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky

2

sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching

1

sorry; excuse me; thank you

2

to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood

2

to hold up in one's arms

1

blanket

1

older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am

1

painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable

1

floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

12

to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side

2

to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)

2

magnifying glass; loupe

1

denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like

2

penlight

1

police; police officer; police station

1

judgement; judgment; appraisal (e.g. of an antique); evaluation; forensics; (criminal) identification

2

cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end

1

scientific crime detection; forensic investigation

1

in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones

1

to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other

2

without cause; without reason

1

to fall asleep

1

dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties

2

so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much

1

to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)

1

sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops

1

to wipe; to dry

1

stridor; wheezing; noisy breathing

1