jpdb beta

juice; sap; soup; broth

3

to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up

5

throng; gathering of people

1

old woman; joker (card); hag; bitch

1

coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart

10

meaning; called; said

2

to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)

3

to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous

1

easy; simple; there's no way that ...

1

long ears; gossiper

1

yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill

1

front tooth

1

foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse

1

to stick into; to pierce; to run into

7

hostility; animosity; enmity

4

to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel

2

to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps

1

uproar; disturbance

3

victim

1

I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...

1

they; those guys

2

to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect

1

death from cold; freezing to death

1

death by drowning

1

(death from) starvation; starving to death

1

death from disease; death from illness

1

immediately; right away; at once; instantly

10

ten-odd; a dozen or so

3

missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown

1

oh; yes; huh?; hm?

9

to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed

1

district; section; sector

1

as expected; predictably; not surprisingly

1

good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)

1

as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever

3

circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money

2

to be found; to be discovered

1

street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed

1

brickwork

2

apartment building; housing complex

1

to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on

2

owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)

1

dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance

1

elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting

1

to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by

11

to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)

1

hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense

6

to shake off

6

to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)

2

to take refuge in; to succeed in running away

1