jpdb beta

to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied

1

questions and answers; dialogue

1

safety; security

2

to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into

1

taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven

2

alarm; warning

1

(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book

2

to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away

1

to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off

1

floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

2

ash; ashes

4

playing dead; feigning death; playing possum

1

form; shape; figure; visage

2

to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound

3

quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive

1

to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together

1

in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start

1

genuine article; real thing; real deal

4

to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in

2

regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected

1

rapid talking

1

to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words

1

slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long

2

to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)

2

revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection

2

that gentleman; that lady; he; she

1

tribute

2

at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step

1

dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard

2

though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless

2

funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable

1

to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was

1

no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all

2

traces; evidence

1

to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)

3

to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder

1

(for the) first time; something used (worn, etc.) for the first time; new item; first of the season (crop, fruit, etc.)

1

to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen

1

lower grade; low class; junior (officer)

1

possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely

1

to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist

1

some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')

1

quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless

1

comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)

1

treachery; betrayal; perfidy

1

one; one

2

pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.

2

to detest; to abhor; to loathe

4

ancient times

3

to win fame; to be widely-known; to be well known; to make a name for oneself

1