jpdb beta

snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)

5

oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally

6

to go to; to proceed to; to leave for

1

claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention

5

to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through

2

training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha

1

then; if so; if

1

missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown

2

stairs; stairway; staircase

5

(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look

2

with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly

2

to cause to swell; to inflame

1

to beat the hell out of

1

to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen

2

to make (a person) pay for (something)

1

inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)

1

caller; visitor; company; guest

1

to chase; to run after; to pursue

1

dandruff

1

particularly; only; in the case of

1

flight; rout; debacle

1

in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth

2

to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)

2

popularization; simplification; explaining in simple language; adaptation of history for popular reading (esp. Chinese); historical novel writing

1

to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly

1

to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into

2

transfer; transport; removal

1

evil thought; malicious motive

1

independent action; acting alone

1

still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less

1

sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing

1

connection; link; relationship

1

secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)

1

he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing

3

favour; favor

2

to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody

1

nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin

4

to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)

4

(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it

1

obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile

1

begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing

1

safety; welfare; well-being

1

somehow; for some reason or other

2

accent (on a syllable, word); stress; intonation; inflection; (language) accent (e.g. American, British); accent (e.g. in a design)

1

irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial

1

presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...

1

to go to meet somebody

1

arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations

1

some people; a few people; several people

1

charm; amulet

2