jpdb beta

to continue; to keep up; to keep on

6

sharp; harsh; stinging; thorny; snappy

1

usual state of things

1

cold; short; curt; blunt

2

everyone

15

worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid

11

to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour

8

home position; origin; usual place (for something)

1

sidelong glance; short grain (paper)

3

to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess

2

and; thereupon; because of that

5

related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned

1

something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)

22

riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious

3

to deepen; to heighten; to intensify

1

honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly

8

sudden; abrupt; unexpected

1

to disappear; to vanish

2

to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish

3

detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)

1

someone; somebody

11

assertion; declaration; affirmation

1

to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in

4

magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly

6

prudent; thoughtful; discreet

1

to tell a lie; to fib

1

house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family

29

report; information

10

lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision

4

I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately

3

fact; truth; reality

3

both (people)

2

social life; social intercourse

2

ordinary; sensible; commonplace

1

to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete

3

all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever

8

to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat

3

beginning; outset; first; onset

5

normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station

11

small; little; tiny

14

insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness

1

to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)

1

gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees

2

small animal

1

to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected

2

final; eventual; ultimate

1

human being; human; person; character (of a person)

4

murder for pleasure; lust murder

1

ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very

1

feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction

1