jpdb beta

after dinner

1

going to bed; retiring (for the night)

1

oh!; oh?; my!

1

lapping (e.g. of waves against the shore); steadily (advancing); gradually (approaching); sufficient (of the amount of liquid needed to cover a submerged object); just enough; (arch.) speedily

1

tile

1

spreading; laying out; security deposit; Japanese mattress

1

serious; grave; dignified; solemn

3

there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there

9

just because; even if; even though

1

obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)

3

how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how

1

all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost

1

to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander

4

a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago

1

division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot

1

going around; patrol; round; tour

1

genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional

1

search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry

1

plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation

3

to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with

3

thank you

1

silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet

1

knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning

1

custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example

4

monotonous

2

is something that; is that which

2

to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture

1

dress

1

to put one's hand on; to touch

1

bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh

4

habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle

3

there is nothing

3

to think, feel, consider, know, etc.

3

... is the reason; ... is my excuse

2

never again

7

to go; to come

2

structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance

1

each; every; all

1

parts; accessories; components

3

strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification

1

to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part

1

use; service; purpose

1

restriction; restraint; limitation; limit

2

(period of) a year; during an era

2

to pass (of time); to elapse

2

new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date

3

firmly, stubbornly

1

coercion; extortion; compulsion; force

1

escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing

3

to lock up; to shut up; to imprison

4