jpdb beta

recently; lately; these days

3

to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed

1

to collect; to assemble; to gather

3

not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it

1

middle of the night; dead of night

1

early rising

1

indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation

1

sound sleep; good sleep; quiet sleep

1

dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing

4

police; police officer; police station

6

meaning; called; said

3

to glance at; to glimpse

1

doll; puppet; figure

10

mum; mom; mummy; the missus

1

to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service

1

patient

3

illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane

2

to bring someone along

4

single-pronged vajra; tokko; dokko; cloth of a tokko pattern

1

noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky

5

thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift

2

doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary

4

doctrine; rule; principle; -ism

1

meaning; called; said

1

fake; something false; sham; deception

1

means; is; as for

1

to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be

2

first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

13

crime committed for fun; criminal who takes delight in people's reaction to his crimes

1

see you; bye; ciao

1

novel; (short) story

5

sand; grit

2

to occur; to happen

2

decision; determination

2

arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished

1

nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not

7

to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)

2

to cramp; to be cramped; to contract

2

to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail

1

different person; another person; someone else; changed man

4

to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)

1

impostor; imposter; pretender; liar

2

proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification

2

cinchona

1

stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled

1

(not) very; (not) much

1

curiosity; inquisitiveness

1

riding ground; racecourse; racetrack

1

cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang

6

female university student; female college student

1