jpdb beta

guillotine

1

to sidle up to

1

to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into

2

to be a matter of life or death

1

at a moment's notice; readily

1

dying; death; dead; useless; damned

1

mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...

1

chief vassal; senior statesman

1

correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with

1

to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly

2

to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)

2

in a sense; in some way; to an extent

1

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean

1

noisy; boisterous

1

to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)

1

palm (of one's hand)

1

awning (over window, doorway); eaves (of roof); narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building; visor (of a cap); brim; classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle

1

slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark

1

along; parallel to; in accordance with

1

to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line

1

roof

1

quickly, in a bouncing way (e.g. for a bow)

1

to jump upon (a moving object)

1

up and down; lightly; nimbly; casually; (strolling about) without a care

2

slum

1

church; congregation

1

Catholic priest; abbe; reverend father; minister; padre

1

Mr (junior); master; boy

3

quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly

1

the old town

1

to live in hiding; to live as a recluse

1

trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern

3

to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate

1

siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate

1

another (person); the other person; one more (person)

1

timid; faint of heart

1

to grow up; to become an adult

1

to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together

1

woman; girl

1

to lose a closely fought contest

1

(an) only child

1

usual state of things

1

to find out; to discover; to locate

2

to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create

1

deviation; departure; omission

1

period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness

1

to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)

1

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

1

ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for

2

handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission

2