jpdb beta

death penalty; capital punishment

3

to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile

1

angel

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appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style

2

devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment

1

seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that

1

first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

1

this sort of; this kind of; like this; such

1

to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)

1

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

2

particularly; especially; in particular; expressly

1

be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)

1

arrival

1

to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up

1

entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining

1

seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of

2

full of; brimming with

1

now; come (now); well

1

to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)

1

to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start

2

palm (of one's hand)

1

reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin

1

something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with

1

pocket watch

7

that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...

3

you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...

4

this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence

5

idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation

1

will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope

2

frail; slender; feminine

1

to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)

1

time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity

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(carrying) close to one's person; next to the skin

1

narrow escape from death

1

indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged

1

so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why

1

to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)

2

ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah

1

to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

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in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward

6

evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights

1

to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience

1

at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion

2

evidence; proof

10

to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in

2

to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound

1

after that; afterwards; thereafter

1

every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs

1

to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)

4

yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's

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