jpdb beta

two-sworded (samurai)

2

to hesitate; to waver

1

sail

10

praise; tribute; inscription (on a painting)

1

fool; idiot; simpleton

2

unsteady steps; bobbing

1

skill

1

erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary

1

ticklish; embarrassing

1

one side

3

highwayman; bandit; brigand; highway robbery; holdup; mugging

1

old unused well

1

to lose sight of; to miss

1

You'll regret this!; I'll get you for this; Just you wait

1

providential protection

1

to look forward to something

1

it is darkest under the lamp post; it's hard to see what is under your nose; go abroad to hear of home; you must go into the country to hear what news at London

1

end (of a street, hallway, etc.)

1

hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway

1

vacant house; unoccupied house

1

household items; furniture; furnishings; (arch.) bow and arrow

4

regularly; promptly; sound of clashing swords; Manchu queue; padded sleeveless kimono jacket; Japanese vest (often for children)

1

quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality

1

cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding

2

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

1

pawning

2

live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger

3

to blunder; to fail; to make a mistake

6

to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to

1

nose medicine (e.g. nasal spray); bribe; hush money; soothing sweets (for a child)

2

to get information; to find out; to get wind of

1

to await; to expect

2

just as one thought; as usual; sure enough

1

start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game

3

to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal

1

so to speak; so to call it; as it were

2

fidelity (in a romantic relationship); loyalty

1

right shoulder

5

to steal (from a person)

3

rumor; rumour; gossip; report

1

to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision

3

rather; sooner; preferably

5

to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)

4

China (sometimes also used in ref. to Korea or other foreign countries)

3

India; cotton sheeting; foreign; imported; ultra-spicy; extra hot

1

to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)

1

to be delayed

1

repeatedly; to a tremendous extent

1

sensual love; love affair

2

tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)

1