jpdb beta

swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction

3

months (period of)

1

to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for

2

something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)

1

um; er; nuh-uh; no; oof

2

literary style; form of (written) language (e.g. classical, modern)

1

detective team; study group; club

1

Akechi Kogorou

1

to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively

1

expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately

1

this world; the present world

1

the five colours: green, yellow, red, white and black; the five colors; five-coloured porcelain; five-colored porcelain

1

aurora

1

as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly

1

to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right

1

to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out

1

text; script; this book

1

if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say

1

Agatha Christie

1

And Then There Were None (1938 novel by Agatha Christie); Ten Little Niggers

1

method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)

1

forgetful

1

every month; each month; monthly

3

plot (of a story); plotting (a graph)

2

near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon

1

original story; original version; this volume

1

to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk

1

composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization

1

reader

1

(sudden) complete reversal (of plot); unexpected twist (at end of story)

1

not entirely wrong but not entirely right; so-so; average

1

order (for an item); request; demand; condition

1

to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)

1

to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour

4

smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)

1

material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick

3

correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications

2

to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous

1

thanks; gratitude

1

lovely; sweet

1

mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting

1

Japanese star anise (Illicium anisatum)

3

thank you

3

Tibetan sand fox (Vulpes ferrilata); Tibetan fox

1

arrangement (music, objects, etc.); organization; adaptation

1

icon

1

indeed; really; truly; very much

1

publication

3

Kasai

1

editorial department

1