jpdb beta

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

1

to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt

1

to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out

1

to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)

3

accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons

7

to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach

1

two

1

to lose composure; to be upset; to be flurried; to lose one's head (through shock)

1

to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)

1

at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment

2

to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall

2

to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)

9

ghost

3

fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth

1

to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)

1

to be worried; to be troubled

1

on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead

1

how many years; how long; what year

2

lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision

8

endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint

1

to wring the neck; to strangle

1

to jostle; to shove and push; to struggle with one another

1

respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor

1

honor; honour; credit; prestige

1

instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for

4

just as one thought; as usual; sure enough

1

surrender (to the authorities); giving oneself up; turning oneself in

5

anything and everything; just about everything

2

to be well-known

1

name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext

3

what's the best thing to do?; what to do?

1

to have a reason; to have an excuse

1

end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)

1

wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason

1

interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun

3

to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose

3

to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for

1

preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)

3

given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...

2

colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance

1

to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend

1

imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-

1

go that far; to that extent

2

to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations

1

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

7

good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend

1

large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate

1

participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in

1

indicate reason; infers some protest

1

to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter

1