jpdb beta

dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit

3

monochrome

1

photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie

1

healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace

1

hint

1

article; news story; report; account

1

curt; point-blank

1

a bit more; a bit longer

3

to be kind to; to treat kindly

1

several people; a few people

1

quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful

3

seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity

2

to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes

8

on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually

1

event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble

39

accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons

2

is not; am not; are not

3

direct; immediate; personal; firsthand

1

to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of

1

childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate

6

committee member

1

regular; ordinary (e.g. session of parliament); established usage; precedent; regular practice

1

lately; recently; nowadays

1

public morals; discipline; rules governing social behavior

2

to discuss; to talk together

1

and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism

3

or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other

1

matter to be checked or investigated

3

continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence

1

indicates emphasis

1

letter (of alphabet); character; writing

2

forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding

2

sleepiness; drowsiness

2

pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in

2

to fall prostrate

1

committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting

1

to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated

3

yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)

2

to stifle a smile, yawn, etc.; to bite to death

1

closing (for the day; of a library, museum, cinema, etc.); closing down (of a library, museum, cinema, etc.)

1

librarian

2

to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end

1

one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)

1

custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example

1

bundle; bunch; sheaf

1

to pick up; to pick out

1

or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still

3

style; way; shape; form; appearance; state

2

violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault

1

at once; immediately; right now

2