jpdb beta

to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)

1

to talk nonsense

2

worst; worst-case (scenario)

1

to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across

1

one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume

1

indeed; really; truly; very much

3

to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate

1

to go on reading

4

episode; anecdote; vignette

1

to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind

4

to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded

1

the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed

1

to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine

9

to take down in notes (meeting minutes, etc.); to apply (concepts, ideas, etc. to specific processes or methods); to drop into something (e.g. a bag); to entice; to lure

1

script; screenplay; scenario

8

to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame

1

to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)

1

to tread on thin ice; to go out on a limb; to walk a tightrope; to take risks; (lit.) to cross a dangerous bridge

1

to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)

1

emotion; feeling; atmosphere; mood; spirit

1

to put into written form; to communicate or express by writing; to chronicle

2

sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement

1

one's last moment; one's death; one's end

1

writing; composition; essay; sentence

2

to throw away

1

to force open; to push open

1

shame; embarrassment; disgrace

1

to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle

1

power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour

1

to walk in on; to tread upon

1

deep sea; depths of the sea; ocean depths

1

dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding

3

keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use

1

dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction

1

to be nearing death; to be dying

1

from here; from this place

1

to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white

1

suggestion; hint; implication

1

suicide

1

magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch

2

mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother

1

maid; handmaid

2

to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize

3

shabby; seedy

2

they; those guys

1

hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation

3

to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known

2

to commit suicide; to end one's life; (lit.) to choose death

3

to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air)

2

to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve

1