jpdb beta

to point at

2

goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre

4

to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)

1

one; one

1

glare; sharp look

2

withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy

3

bad example from which one can learn; good example of what not to do (esp. how not to behave); negative example

1

to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring

1

you

5

to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on

7

older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)

1

twenty; 20

1

three; 3

1

part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty

1

to do together; to put together; to lump together; to regard in the same light; to put in the same category; to arrange for (two people) to marry

1

fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon

2

a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)

3

to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up

2

to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)

2

to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind

1

vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy

1

details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof

3

to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)

3

invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion

1

(one's) older brother; lad; sonny

3

coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency

3

older brother and younger sister

1

hereabouts; around there; that area

2

having special circumstances (e.g. problems, issues, advantages, flaws, defects, etc.); imperfect (merchandise); with defects

1

four years

1

parents; both parents

2

to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit

8

happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately

2

injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss

3

to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry

4

stock-in-trade; tools of one's trade

1

all; entire; whole; altogether

3

fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)

1

to look at; to gaze; to stare at

2

to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated

8

to shrug one's shoulders

1

poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby

1

which; what (way)

1

lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)

1

denial; negation; negation; NOT operation

4

blood relationship; blood relative

1

reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason

8

I see; that's right; indeed

2

force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort

26

to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)

1