jpdb beta

easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all

3

(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake

1

name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense

2

spy; emissary

1

approximately the same

1

making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt

1

completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)

1

work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device

1

heresy; evil ways; sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam

8

tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.

10

fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized

4

recorder (e.g. tape recorder, time recorder); recording device; recorder (musical instrument); English flute

1

premises search; household search

1

to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for

1

thief; robber; burglar; bandit

1

to like; to prefer

1

to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink

1

to take part in (usu. something bad); to be a party to; to have a hand in

1

you could say; you might say; verging on the

1

terrorist

1

rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion

1

behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy

1

as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")

1

fundamental; basic

2

trace; tracks; site; remains; scar

1

(audio) recording

7

(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all

1

minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)

3

light source

1

without

2

street at night; making a night journey

1

tall (of a person)

1

silhouette

1

in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of

1

to erase all trace of something

1

to fall asleep

1

to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath

1

twice; again; second time

2

to smell; to smell of; to have a smell

1

to suit; to match; to become; to be like

1

hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation

1

to smell; to sense

1

in the dark

1

to have an acute sense of smell; to have a good nose (for bargains, something amiss, etc.); to have a keen nose; to have an ability to quickly uncover things

1

to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed

3

winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying

1

goes without saying; needless to say; obvious

1

during absence from home

2

aggressive war

1

in those days

2