jpdb beta

clothes; outfit; uniform

1

to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)

3

afternoon; p.m.

1

advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly

1

to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

1

early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker

1

something; some kind of; for some reason

2

noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless

1

to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)

1

procedure; process; proceedings; formalities

2

light brown; tawny

2

anguished; distressed; worried; horny

1

to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)

1

back; rear; background; behind the scenes

1

very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave

2

next; then; after that

1

to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist

2

to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam

1

trivial matter

1

judgment; judgement; divination; judgement

4

outside the country; abroad

1

something like ...; something called ...

1

missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown

4

news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements

1

dealing with; coping with

1

something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another

9

clan; partisans; participation (e.g. in a plot); one flavour; one charm; one ingredient (in traditional Chinese medicine)

1

to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death

2

fraction; odd sum; odd money; small change; (arch.) low class female servant

1

although; though; despite the fact that ...

1

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

1

immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible

3

to find out; to discover; to locate

1

being too late; losing one's final chance

1

very likely; very probable

2

to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher

1

opposite; reverse; contrary

2

several people; a few people

1

information; (brief) notice; letting someone know; first report; initial report

1

to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)

1

news; word; tidings; omen

1

to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten

1

to gasp for air; to pant; to be out of breath

1

side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway

1

to disappear; to vanish

1

two o'clock

1

near at hand

1

passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit

1

tendency; trend; inclination

1

victim; injured party; sufferer

2