jpdb beta

ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)

1

gradually; slowly but steadily

1

readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)

4

downtown

3

huh!; oh; wow; I see

3

smirkingly; smugly; broadly

1

gem; jewel; precious stone

4

or something

5

glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view

2

Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people

2

idol (i.e. carving or painting of a deity)

2

but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that

3

noisily (esp. the noise of heavy feet)

1

the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...

9

dream for the future; hopes for the future

1

to talk together

1

memory; sense; experience

5

folding one's arms

4

anyhow; in any case

6

to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off

2

now; come (now); well

1

collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict

1

suddenly; all of a sudden

3

hesitation; indecision; vacillation

4

to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)

1

trial; hearing; inquiry; examination; interrogation

1

government; government service; the bureaucracy; government post; government official

1

censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming

2

with a start; with a jump

1

to have to pay the price (for past mistakes); to have one's past catching up with one; to have the bill come due (for past actions)

1

guess; speculation; supposition

2

reckless remark; rash remark; thoughtless words; falsehood

1

absolutely; completely; utterly; really; simply; only

2

to be bewildered; to be perplexed

4

support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy

1

trial; judgement; judgment

1

not worth considering; out of the question

1

physical evidence; real evidence; material evidence

3

to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully

1

stir; commotion; noise

1

to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against someone; to play (a game, match, etc.) against someone

2

hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping

1

to jump up and down; to hop

1

hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff

2

hush money

1

to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst

9

to clap

4

to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure

6

200; two hundred

3

to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over

1