jpdb beta

manager; controller; chief treasurer; boss (of a gambling den)

1

often; frequently; now and then; occasionally

2

regular customer; valued client

2

translation; deciphering; decoding; translation

1

black-market dealings; underhand transactions; shady trading; secret dealings; secret arrangement

1

before now; hitherto

1

to filch; to snatch; to steal (an idea, work, etc.); to plagiarize; to arrest; to nab

1

to beat the hell out of

5

to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around

1

to sell out; to sell widely; to sell on a large scale

2

uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently

2

high (spirits); euphoric; intoxicated; high

1

as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough

1

to push up (one's hair) with one's fingers; to comb up; to smooth back (a wisp of hair)

1

gesture; movement; action; acting; performance

2

to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till

4

book; volume; this; present; main; head; real

3

to buy; to purchase; to buy out

4

fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (voice); fluent (speech); eloquent

1

calm; composed; cool; quiet

4

barefaced (e.g. lie); transparent; with feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pure white; very clear

1

charge (for admission, a meal, etc.); fee; price

1

impossible to do (although wants to)

1

(one's parents') home

2

giving one's name; self-introduction; announcing one's name, rank, lineage, etc. (of a samurai on the battlefield); name given to male members of the nobility and samurai class upon coming of age; Japanese kanji reading used in names

1

to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp

1

along the road; along the way

2

various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)

1

thief; robber; burglar; bandit

1

to strike (with a stick, whip, etc.); to hit; to punch; to go to (a place to eat, drink, etc.)

1

comeback; recovery; restoration; rally

1

prevention; check

1

funds; capital

1

seizure; confiscation; impounding; sequestration; forfeiture

1

food and drink; eating and drinking

1

this and that; various things

1

reputation; respectability

1

when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

1

exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose

2

general store

1

fan; enthusiast; lover (of); (electric) fan

1

inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)

2

to hide; to conceal

2

avid reader; bookworm

1

every year; yearly; annually

1

publication (of a newspaper, magazine, book, etc.); issue; issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising (an event)

1

to be a matter of life or death; to be life-threatening

2

danger; peril; hazard; risk

4

living thing; organism; creature; biology

2

best

2