jpdb beta

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

3

to kindle; to build a fire; to instigate; to stir up; to incite

1

to hang (something) on the wall

1

second hand (of clock)

1

(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain

1

lifelong separation

1

good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)

1

moving; touching; stirring

1

start

3

government office; public office

3

certificate of residence

1

the wolf knows what the ill beast thinks; it takes one to know one

1

mother; wife

15

search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.

1

good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter

1

to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol

1

to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out

1

exposed; scanty; bare; public; open

1

structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination

2

delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler

1

to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at

1

to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted

1

to have a narrow escape from death

1

death by drowning

2

just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of

1

shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma

2

trunks; shorts (e.g. seaside use)

1

(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character

1

without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory

2

one's family register; one's domicile; nationality; membership (club, party, etc.)

1

acquaintance

1

the other day; a few days ago

1

vacant house; unoccupied house

1

paltry amount of money; cheapness; worthlessness; three one-mon coins

1

weekly publication; weekly magazine

1

material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick

1

to paste together

1

discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment

1

novel; original; new

1

consideration; taking into account

1

the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all

1

resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace

1

to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with

2

deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)

2

dying; death; dead; useless; damned

2

to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from

2

stipulation; prescription; provision; regulation; rule

2

recovery; restoration

1

business world; business circles; (the) industry

1

twenty-five

2