jpdb beta

truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth

2

ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source

1

to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)

2

Over the Top

1

it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie

1

kitchen waste; food scraps; raw garbage

1

money; metal

1

to swarm; to gather

1

coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy

1

in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert

1

five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)

1

bar; measure; short pause (in writing); petty principles; minor details

1

this (very thing); this precisely

1

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

2

cage; pen; (jail) cell

4

to escape

1

to shed blood

1

discovery; detection; finding

1

contract; compact; agreement

1

close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related

1

another person; others

2

one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)

2

to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze

2

to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity

1

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

1

here; with this

1

kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice

1

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

2

skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament

1

worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering

1

blues

2

cow shed; cattle barn

1

nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?

1

Janice

3

great adventure

2

to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with

1

to shorten (a garment); to take in

1

to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)

1

clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.

1

scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation

1

evening meal; dinner; supper

2

slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably

1

suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy

2

plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)

1

arbitrarily; of its own accord; without asking; voluntarily; willfully; as one pleases

1

secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); kitchen

1

dust

1

to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)

1

refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly

1

tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony

1