jpdb beta

now that; since; as long as; provided that

1

(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey

5

important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination

1

come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see

1

(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement

1

eldest brother

1

to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment

4

female clothing; wearing female clothing; cross dressing (for a man)

10

cannot bring oneself (to do); unable to bear (e.g. seeing)

1

(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)

2

to be overgrown

1

to attempt; to test; to try out

2

to go out and away; to leave

2

dumbfounded; in mute amazement

1

seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity

4

work; job; labor; work

6

to look forward to something

3

to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)

3

few days

1

to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular

2

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)

6

to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)

1

trace; tracks; site; remains; scar

3

hand luggage; hand baggage

1

to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)

2

next year

1

spring festival

1

to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award

2

we

1

setting off (on a trip); departure

1

absolutely (ought to); by all means; all; entirely

1

should do; ought to do

1

number of years

1

love letter

1

draft; rough copy

1

scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops

1

to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant

2

code; password; cipher

3

straight line; beeline

1

front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context

1

flying; leaping; zero; naught; flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo); running out of points (zero or fewer)

1

cryptanalysis

1

to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)

1

suitable; satisfactory; desirable

1

literature

6

to have something (likely) come to mind; to be reminded of something; to understand a point

1

bookworm; bibliophile; bibliophage

1

not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless

2

money for books

1

to spend money

1