jpdb beta

to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on

1

to tell a lie; to fib

1

dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding

1

to begin to speak

2

mother

1

looking for something; searching for something; object being sought

1

bag

1

four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips

3

to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together

1

to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing

1

to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)

6

to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base

8

froufrou; frou frou; frilly decoration; Furfur; Furtur; mythical great Earl of Hell

1

to shake one's head

2

to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)

6

unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected

1

to drop one's shoulders

1

with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter

1

to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper

1

to envy; to be envious (of); to be jealous (of)

1

unrelated

1

to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out

1

as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible

1

abuse; misuse; perversion

1

not caring; not giving a damn

1

fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard

7

to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up

1

to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken

4

settlement; solution; resolution

3

father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)

25

to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out

3

(imperial) reign; period

2

Not a word to anyone; Mum's the word

1

uncle

2

in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth

1

ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems

3

baby

3

to use up all one's strength

1

another (person); the other person; one more (person)

2

to escape; to make one's getaway; to manage to get away

1

illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault

3

one's subordinate

2

concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy

1

to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on

5

to sniff out; to get wind of

1

proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment

3

in sign of; in proof of

1

to break; to smash

5

spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham

6

monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision

9