jpdb beta

to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)

1

persecution; oppression

1

habit; behavior; behaviour; trait

1

swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply

1

to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of

2

then; if so; if

1

an instant; a split second; no time at all; (lit.) time of an "ah!"

1

to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict

1

to suspect

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as one of

1

three-line classified advertisement

2

urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once

1

to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous; to be absurd

1

vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard

2

slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)

1

who the heck; just who

1

detective agency; enquiry agency

1

searching for someone; search for a missing person

1

connection

2

in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that

2

last resort

1

to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to

1

to rack one's brain

1

Benny Goodman

1

Billie Holiday

1

place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)

3

impressive; striking; memorable; impactful

1

(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly

1

last; final; end; conclusion; rust

1

bar; measure; short pause (in writing); petty principles; minor details

2

one side

1

inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary

1

to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at

2

(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of

1

that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so

1

unrelated

2

peace; harmony

1

evening; early night hours

1

openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face

1

to be inclined to do; to be willing to do

2

darkness

3

alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; perversion (esp. sexual)

1

since one was born; (in) all one's life

2

meddling (in); butting in; interference; poking one's nose into

1

to be helpful; to be useful

7

improper; inappropriate; illegitimate; unacceptable; unfair

1

speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal

1

merman; half man-half fish

1

gill cover; operculum

1

elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding

1