jpdb beta

signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking

1

companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)

2

cause; origin; source

1

without

2

apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal

2

chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus

1

in comparison to; rather than

2

anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest

2

back off!; leave me alone!

2

thousand-fold

1

look!; there!; here!; that is

1

to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)

1

at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current

1

stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus

1

to be careful; to pay attention; to take care

4

face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks

1

another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally

2

it is I who should say so

1

bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely

3

ahead; before; the future

1

sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest

2

any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand

3

this evening; tonight

2

to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone

3

sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing

6

insecurity; carelessness

1

tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act

1

fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet

3

thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow

1

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

1

to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate

2

opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows

1

to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)

3

so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much

1

three days and three nights

1

to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up

1

spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham

1

suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange

1

vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard

1

something like ...; something called ...

2

to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off

1

to soothe; to calm; to pacify

1

loveable; very likeable; like very much

3

to try and do something; to attempt to do something

1

to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)

1

to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)

1

way to use something; treatment; management (of help)

1

sleep

1

needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer

1

for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now

3