jpdb beta

baptism

8

gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase

2

suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy

1

approximately the same

1

miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness

1

I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt

2

to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect

2

amount of a donation

1

100,000,000; one hundred million

9

to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)

4

to grasp; to get

1

sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid

1

to fade; to become dim

1

fraudulent business of selling goods by claiming they will bring supernatural benefits

3

regret; repentance

3

sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)

4

smoke; fumes

2

stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled

2

to point at

2

left; left hand side

4

intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...

1

end (of a street, hallway, etc.)

1

some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot

3

solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately

1

place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)

6

suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting

1

(sound of) laughter; laughing voice

1

to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up

2

to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue

1

alcohol; sake

5

older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am

5

to close; to shut

2

to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else

1

to sit (down)

2

slit

8

cigar

5

yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer

1

buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end

1

to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse

3

third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person

1

to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)

5

in one's imagination

1

hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind

1

inspiration; afflatus; ability to sense the supernatural (esp. ghosts, etc.)

1

your home; your family; their home; (my) home

4

swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately

1

to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return

1

to shed tears; to (begin to) cry

1

tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)

1

to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see

1