jpdb beta

inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable

1

to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you

4

cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)

9

food; foodstuff; prey; victim

1

hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable

15

peephole; spyhole; inspection hole; observation window

1

even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on

5

slave; servant; slavery

5

does not seem (to be)

4

downtown

2

packing; baling; crating

1

to shut up; to imprison

2

to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)

13

wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)

1

eldest daughter; first-born daughter

1

gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)

3

to well up; to burst; to arise

1

to lose sight of; to miss

2

alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)

5

speck; fleck

3

gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision

1

mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)

11

opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)

1

store; shop; establishment; restaurant

1

main street

4

to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant

1

counter for leaves in a book (esp. one with traditional Japanese-style binding); counter for blocks of tofu; counter for servings in a restaurant; counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.; even number; 109.09 m

1

cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection

4

one's own flesh and blood; blood relative; kinsman; flesh and bone; (one's) body

1

upper half of the body; upper body

10

to grimace; to make a wry face

2

point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes

4

groan; moan; roar; howl; hum (e.g. motor); buzz (e.g. bee, wire in wind)

3

spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone

30

contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...

2

to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)

5

even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is

9

to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)

9

uproar; disturbance

22

orders; instructions; directive; command

2

to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)

2

assassination

2

to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)

8

assassin

1

to happen to have on hand or in stock

11

employer

1

to jump from one thing to another

1

to catch the eye; to attract attention

1

cartoon-character costume

1

costume; fancy dress; masquerade; converted (cruiser)

7