jpdb beta

connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity

4

light; lamp; torch

1

resolute; determined; bold

1

timid; faint of heart

1

to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention

3

dark; gloomy; black; doleful; discouraged; disappointed

2

birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world

1

passing; (person) who happens to pass by; (place) that one happens to pass by; casual (e.g. romance); momentary

1

reasonable; natural

1

particulars; details; specified items

1

timid; faint of heart

1

misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune

5

to become free; to get time off

1

sensitive; susceptible; impressionable

1

one act (of a play); scene; event

1

to get between; to be caught in

1

forte; strong point

1

sail

1

from behind the scenes (cheer, pray, etc. for someone); from the sidelines; from a distance; secretly; in secret

1

final scene; the end; finale

1

to shrug one's shoulders

2

to cough

1

to burn (usu. incense)

1

incense

1

one's last moment; one's death; one's end

7

on the occasion of; at the time of; when; during

1

abatement; weakening

1

pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad

1

to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about

1

relaxation (e.g. of muscles); becoming flaccid

1

way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death

2

wicked design; vicious plan; plot

1

smuggling; contraband trade

2

to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. someone's head); to pour liquid (on something); to dash liquid (over something); to plate (something) with metal; to cover (with a dental crown); to add (e.g. music to a video)

1

investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry

1

imprisonment

1

fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line

1

how much

1

harbour; harbor; port

1

virtuous woman; faithful wife

1

alas; regrettably; to my great regret; tragically

1

adult woman; mature woman

1

to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched

1

the five viscera and the six internal organs; inside one's body; in one's heart

1

(incredibly) cruel; atrocious; brutal; horrible; terrible; horrific

1

manner of death

2

to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to greedily try to win big (e.g. in mahjong)

1

time of death; one's final hour; one's end

2

tightly; firmly; fast; sharply; keenly

1

sleepy; drowsy; somnolent

1