jpdb beta

recommendation; referral; endorsement

1

staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising

3

to look around; to take a view of

1

to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty

1

OK; okay

2

to jump upon (a moving object)

1

to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)

11

presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others

1

was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...

4

rich person

1

unable to resist; unable to suppress

1

toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often

1

figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person

1

food

3

to pull over one's eyes (e.g. hat); to wear pulled down over one's eyes

2

walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)

8

tall (of a person)

3

this person

1

putrid smell of a corpse

2

blend

1

going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease

6

I can't go on like this

1

signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking

3

handsome youth (male); pretty boy

1

to employ; to hire; to charter

2

to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)

4

support

3

spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb

4

lamp; light

3

(most) basic of basics

1

explanation (of a text, phrase, etc.); lecture; explanation (in a pompous fashion); (long-winded) lecture; (arch.) storytelling

1

creak; squeak; rasping sound

1

hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating

2

drawing a sword; drawn sword

1

to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)

3

short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō

17

kissing

2

dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull

2

to slay; to cut down (a foe)

3

one may well say so, but ...; even more than

1

more than expected

2

to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos

1

preservation; retainment; keeping

3

teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder

21

to stop walking; to pause

11

plate (often as in "tectonic plate")

1

semi-transparent; translucent

8

middle-aged man

1

departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition

33

lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness

1