jpdb beta

handcuffs; manacles

7

misunderstanding

1

at the last moment; this late in the game

1

hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors

1

to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down

3

pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin

2

somewhere; anywhere; in some respects

1

unavoidable; inevitable

1

Wall Street

1

physicist

1

James

1

Owen

1

Weatherall

1

Hayakawa

1

nonfiction

2

promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)

2

rice ball coated with sweetened red beans, soybean flour or sesame

1

coarse anko; coarse sweet red bean paste

1

superb piece of work; masterpiece; exquisite item; perfection; unique article

1

head chef; master chef

26

materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis

3

on Earth

1

(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking

1

extremely grateful

1

to think, feel, consider, know, etc.

3

at the present time; as of now; at this time

2

every evening; night after night

2

forcibly; against one's will

10

aspiration; volunteering; desire; application

2

completely satisfied; as pleased as can be

1

(theatrical) blackout; taking a (sudden) turn for the worse; rapid deterioration

1

rope; cord; policeman's rope

9

to bind up; to tie up

1

edge of the eaves; house frontage

1

wintry sky; cold weather (in winter); wintry weather

2

blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty

1

to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to

10

tying up; restraint; restriction; arrest

1

to gather (bringing something); to gather (to exchange something)

2

chatter; idle talk

1

to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve

2

kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae

2

mayonnaise

1

lawless; outrageous; insolent; rude; inexcusable; unpardonable

1

to have one's hands slip (and drop something)

1

to show

1

we; us; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to a group of one's equals or inferiors)

1

(one's) pay; wages

1

without sparing time for sleep

1

to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)

10