jpdb beta

poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow

2

quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...

3

wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue

2

to expose (a secret); to disclose; to take apart; to take to pieces; to kill; to do away with

7

to tip off (e.g. the police); to inform (on); to squeal; to rat

1

accomplishment; execution

7

coupé; coupe

5

narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable

5

branch office; branch store

1

short; brief

3

though; even if; whether ... or ...

6

immediately; at once; right away; directly; in person; first hand

1

to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke

8

armchair theory; impracticable plan; unworkable idea

2

stomach; dietary needs

20

creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) in one go

1

to make a fist; to clench one's fist

4

turning to the left; left turn

7

hollow; cavity; dent; depression

2

trace; tracks; site; remains; scar

16

intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly

1

to soothe; to calm; to pacify

8

down jacket; quilted down coat

11

partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting

5

bluff

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to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe

3

gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash

1

counter for rules; rule; regulation

1

to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with

2

to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal

12

swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man

13

(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze

7

really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way

4

(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)

9

viewing through a window; passing through a window; going through a window; doing through a window

1

silence

1

to be jumbled together

1

internal organs; viscera

9

wire; wire rope

2

extendable baton

1

to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach

1

to blow in (of wind, rain, etc.); to blow (air) into (e.g. a balloon); to breathe (new life) into; to inspire (someone) with; to put into someone's head; to record (audio; on tape, vinyl, etc.)

7

chance; opportunity

10

to push open

14

slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)

2

dark brown; colour of tanned skin

4

the other; the other one

2

to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at

7

to knock (a person) off his feet; to hit (something) hard; to send (someone) flying

1

to roll over; to tumble; to roll about (with laughter)

8