jpdb beta

to be shrouded in mist

4

in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash

4

second (party to an agreement); the B party (e.g. in a contract); stylish; chic; strange; quaint

3

with a momentary flash of light

2

fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely

3

to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind

2

stout; corpulent; plump; voluptuous

3

thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery

2

question mark

1

skin as beautiful as a gem; beautiful skin

1

to trickle down

2

door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows

1

haori (Japanese formal coat)

4

zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)

9

to solve a mystery

5

because; the reason is; if you want to know why

4

hotel charges (for lodging, not meals, etc.)

3

mysterious phenomenon; weird phenomenon; paranormal phenomenon

1

frequent occurrence

1

to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)

4

to be grieved at heart; to be troubled; to be worried; to trouble oneself (about something)

1

difficult case

1

lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)

4

request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust

3

taking over another's debt; shouldering someone else's burden; subrogation

2

penalty

1

to pay for another; to pay someone else's debt as a loan to him; to make temporary payment on a person's behalf

2

to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound

1

to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate

2

meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable

1

freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)

2

unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away

1

suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort

1

forktail bullhead (species of catfish, Pelteobagrus nudiceps)

1

to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective

1

to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto

2

soul; spirit

1

uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague

1

to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity

1

extreme foolishness; grave stupidity; big fool; damn idiot; utter fool

1

Yalow

1

desperation; despair; self-abandonment

2

traffic accident

2

snapping back (at someone); lashing out (despite being in the wrong); counterblast; counteroffensive; backlash

1

driver; chauffeur

2

all but dead; half killed

1

kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer

2

scorched earth

1

to change into; to convert to; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)

2

to be similar to

1