jpdb beta

acquaintance

1

to have an accident; to meet with an accident

1

consequence; outcome; result; blame

4

light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)

2

to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)

2

(a) little; somewhat; somehow

3

sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable

2

to lend an ear to; to listen to

4

to jump at; to be attracted by

1

to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour

6

to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce

1

murder; homicide; manslaughter

3

accidental death

1

ultimate; final; last; eventual

1

to laugh away; to laugh off

1

to sprinkle over (e.g. salt, pepper, etc. on food)

1

perfect crime

1

seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock

1

spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)

1

specialist

1

heartening; reassuring

3

to one's heart's content; as much as one wants

1

to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)

5

that day; the very same day

1

lifestyle; way of life; daily goings-on; daily habits

1

after breakfast

1

suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange

2

to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face

3

headquarters; head office; main office

1

to send a telegram

1

evening; night; dinner

16

poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow

1

destination; whereabouts; future; prospects

1

various; varied; diverse; all sorts of

1

basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation

2

cooking for oneself; cooking one's own food; doing one's own cooking; scanning a book or magazine to create an ebook by oneself

1

kitchen; financial situation

1

few days

2

miscellaneous goods; general goods; sundries

1

shadow; tail; following

6

subject matter of a painting; art supplies; art materials

1

paper bag

2

kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)

2

last night

2

all; entire; whole; altogether

7

no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not

9

to buy again; to buy anew

1

to begin purchasing; to purchase

1

to look forward to something

2

to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

3