jpdb beta

action

13

to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)

1

painstaking piece of work; work of great effort; tour de force; toil; labor; labour

1

evening deepens into night; the night wears on; night advances

1

sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen

3

security guard; doorkeeper

1

appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right

6

invitation; introduction; temptation

8

through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)

14

matter to be checked or investigated

2

to be common

2

convenient

3

underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret

3

not non-existent; not completely lacking; there is some; certainly existent

1

establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)

1

mine (ore)

1

intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly

1

contriving (to raise funds, to find time, etc.); working out (a solution)

1

to find a way; to find the time; to try to make oneself available

1

vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)

6

hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket

1

property; fortune; means; assets

9

Japanese government

1

to stop; to prohibit; to forbid someone to do something

1

Europeans and Americans; Westerners

1

vitality

2

indicates emphasis

4

to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed

7

by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate

7

very rich person; the super rich

3

continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence

18

to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush

1

trailing; chasing after; imitation; copy

2

secretiveness

3

to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself

1

nature; disposition

2

indiscriminate imitation; monkey see, monkey do; blind follower

1

from the beginning; from scratch

3

to go ahead; to pull ahead

1

to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)

3

guess; conjecture

3

to be able (to); to be possible (to)

5

elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air

1

ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source

2

with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction

1

putting an idea into someone's head; suggestion; hint

1

when; at what point

4

to press a question; to cross-examine

1

odds and ends; all; every

1

bright; intelligent

1