jpdb beta

to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant

4

several day period

2

to get; to obtain; to come by; to find

1

leftovers (esp. food); remnants

1

to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex

1

column shape; cylinder; columnar

2

(sense of) taste; counter for food, drink, medicine, etc.

1

hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff

1

wheat flour

2

chicken leg

6

edible part

2

bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit

7

to scrape off; to shave off

1

salty-sweet

1

rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling

1

exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak

2

return to a castle

1

the spirit of curiosity

1

pushing and shoving; jostling; hustling

1

to face on; to look out on to

2

observation platform; lookout platform

1

standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability

2

to be sooty; to be stained

1

several tens

4

last week; the week before

1

force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party

1

dispatch of troops; despatch of troops; expedition

1

to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire

1

to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly

4

blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space

1

(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody

1

stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity

1

doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion

1

investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry

1

inattention; absent-mindedness

1

meanwhile; in the meantime

1

nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown

1

one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions

5

as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)

1

at that time; that time

1

to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)

2

beginning of the year; early in the New Year

1

far away; far off; far; long ago; long before

1

to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way

2

it is I who should say so

1

to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating

1

to interrupt (a story, etc.); to bend at the waist

1

to feel bitter; to scowl

1

having an audience with someone of very high social standing (e.g. the emperor)

2

yours sincerely; respectfully yours

1