jpdb beta

pardon me for leaving (first)

1

if; in case; supposing

1

bell (often a large hanging bell); chime

3

how long?; till when?

1

panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind

1

to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places

1

athlete's oath of fair play

1

isn't it (that) different (from usual, from what one could expect, etc.)?; isn't that wrong?; no, that's wrong; it's not like that; that's not the case

2

wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising

1

younger scholar; future reference

2

majestic figure; imposing figure; impressive appearance; magnificent appearance

1

tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?

1

tankōbon; (manga) volume; (comic) trade paperback; single book (as opposed to magazine, anthology, etc.); separate volume

16

to open a path

2

step by step; by degrees

2

moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that

2

preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary

2

opening to the public (e.g. garden, etc.); read permission: anybody

2

to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out

2

to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in

1

one's face turning pale (ashen); the color being drained from one's face

1

strongest (candidate); likeliest (winner); top (suspect)

1

English-Japanese dictionary

3

to lose composure; to be upset; to be flurried; to lose one's head (through shock)

2

in consideration of; in deference to; out of respect for; for (someone's) sake

1

to take a breather; to take a rest; to take a break

1

to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic

3

lost property; something dropped and left behind

3

recovery; undoing; recall

2

concocting an alibi

1

destruction (esp. of evidence); spoliation; suppression; hiding; concealment

2

to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on

1

to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out

1

recovery; rescue; recapture

3

imitation; sham; -like

2

having not the slightest idea

2

to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from

1

hardcover; hardback

2

author (usu. of a particular book); writer

1

Yuigahama

5

hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)

2

second marriage; remarriage

6

printing type; movable type; printed text; print

3

lucky; fortunate

2

dizziness; giddiness; vertigo

2

strong-minded; strong-willed; having great willpower

1

sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death

1

if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say

2

faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little

1

unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable

1