jpdb beta

mum; mom; mummy; wifey; dear; missus

1

character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")

1

with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff

4

to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry

1

apology

2

mother

1

always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively

3

(security) guard; caretaker; janitor; doorkeeper; gatekeeper

1

money

2

to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want

1

straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank

1

to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...

1

in-house manufactured goods

1

expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose

6

lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)

2

usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally

2

uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)

1

action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation

3

something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?

8

straight face; composed expression; nonchalant look

1

to hand (over); to deliver in person

4

handle; grip; holder; person who holds

1

to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt

1

scabbard; sheath; cap (on a brush, pen, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread

2

ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)

1

to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)

2

pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model

1

to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)

1

edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)

2

base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source

1

(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least

2

such; like that; that sort of

1

to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air

4

to order; to command; to appoint

5

to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)

1

to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at

2

scratch; chip; flaw; fault; shame; disgrace

1

sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute

1

to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned

1

yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer

1

high-pitched; shrill

1

to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain

2

dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze

2

to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind

1

the person himself

1

to be perturbed; to be agitated

1

to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time

1

to carry around; to carry on one's person

1

to compare with the eye; to judge by comparison; to take into consideration; to bear in mind

2

fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly

1