jpdb beta

to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in

2

straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank

2

to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)

3

playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)

1

live bullets; live ammunition; ball cartridge; money

3

to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud

2

to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)

2

written explanation; written apology

1

to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match

1

rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)

3

convenience store

1

to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt

1

explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology

3

to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)

1

to shoot to death

1

to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)

1

full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end

1

multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill

1

place; room; margin; scope

2

mistaken memory; trick of the memory; slip of the memory

6

life imprisonment; life sentence

1

to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)

1

a push; another effort

1

having done this; if this is done; if it is done in this way

1

to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver

9

rustling of leaves; rustling of grass

1

to come to light

1

destruction (esp. of evidence); spoliation; suppression; hiding; concealment

1

realistic; pragmatic

1

close to the ear

3

to go past; to pass; to pass by

1

Hold up!; Hands up!; to hold up

1

punishment; penalty

1

to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back

3

non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy

1

dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic

2

self-conceit; pride

1

advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful

1

threat; menace

1

at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current

1

high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway

1

to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)

1

to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin

3

action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior

1

(a) dose; (a) puff; (a) smoke; lull; short rest

1

to give one's life; to lay down one's life

1

just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"

2

to do someone in; to bump someone off

1

blow; hit; stroke

1

real intention; true motive; true meaning

1