jpdb beta

negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated

1

attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance

3

to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing

2

beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially

1

regarding as dangerous; identifying as a threat

3

assassin

5

to send (something unsolicited); to send without the receiver's request

1

patriotic concern for the future of one's country

1

man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member

2

pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand

2

to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)

1

how many; how old

1

summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling

18

improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore

1

enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to

2

straight; as the crow flies

2

to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly

2

lips

1

tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person

2

to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb

3

disguising oneself as a man; dressing as a man (for a woman); male clothing

2

destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force

1

outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness

2

to happen to pass by

4

woman

1

ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly

1

pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed

2

notice; attention; observation

1

hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)

1

coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK

6

to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled

2

to attract attention; to come into the limelight

1

to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise

1

to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound

1

shyness; bashfulness; shame

1

older; senior

2

slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose

2

to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)

4

shivering; feeling chilly; shuddering (with fear); feeling creepy; thrilled; excited

1

it doesn't matter what; anything is fine

1

to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business

1

to collect; to assemble; to gather

3

to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears

1

a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that

1

odds and ends; all; every

2

real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks

2

to leak out

1

favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude

1

to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)

5

various

5