jpdb beta

assassin

5

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)

2

dagger; dirk

1

black clothes

2

dress; outfit

1

assassination

3

to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)

1

dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling

1

monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision

1

disregarding; ignoring

2

circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle

1

to thrust away; to send flying

1

to miss (capturing); to fail to catch; to let slip

1

switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering

4

observation; survey; watching

1

exactly opposite (of)

1

chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing

2

to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired

1

I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)

1

hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently

1

rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new

1

reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about

1

to be used to; to get accustomed to; to train; to discipline; to tack (in needlework); to baste

1

to hide oneself

1

plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick

1

forest; shrine grove

2

unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident

1

to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts

2

with a start; with a jump

1

challenging (an unknown person); asking a person's identity

1

to shake and untangle; to shake free from

1

being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)

1

to feign ignorance; to pretend one doesn't know

1

that gentleman; that lady; he; she

1

immediately; right away; on the spot

1

to become pale; to turn pale

1

to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide

1

on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead

1

oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say

1

prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot

2

carnivore; carnivorous animal

1

to be

1

barefaced (e.g. lie); shameless; transparent; pure white; very clear

1

to boast; to brag; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark; to roar

1

not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)

1

soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself

2

preface; introduction; preamble

1

to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together

1

that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there

1

to propose; to suggest

1