jpdb beta

to cover up; to conceal

1

standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)

2

lovely; sweet

3

to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated

3

just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street

1

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

2

summons; call

1

no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it

1

20 years old

1

vagrancy; wandering; nomadism

1

decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon

2

hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket

1

to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve

1

race

1

gold coin

1

to make a sound

1

moment; second; instant

1

dawn breaks; day dawns

1

wet nurse; nursing mother

3

don't you think?

2

Gertrude

1

Kurara; Clara

3

to arrive home; to return

1

ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited

1

kindheartedness

1

taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; talking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet

1

to kidnap

4

they; those guys

1

miracle; wonder; marvel

1

(horse-drawn) cab; gharry; fiacre

3

to pick up; to find; to gather

3

palace; court

1

imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action

1

straight; upright; erect

1

how dare ...; how could ...

2

not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless

1

stranger; tramp; wanderer

1

acid; sourness; sour taste

1

to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)

1

to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off

1

soldering iron; hot iron; brand; mark; stigma

2

to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)

1

(punishment by being placed in a) water-filled chamber

1

to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into

1

to trample flat; to beat a path

2

ground; land; the region in question; the local area; skin; texture; fabric

2

poor; low-grade; load; pack; packhorse

2

bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter

1

hot-tempered person

1

hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking

2