jpdb beta

short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)

2

nowhere

1

to consult with; to discuss; to confer; to deliberate

2

freedom; free man; free woman

1

the same kind; accomplice; partner

4

to stab to death

2

possible; potential; practicable; feasible

1

many people; a large number of people

1

lying concealed; being hidden

1

to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)

2

to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve

2

illegitimate (e.g. born to a mistress)

3

younger sister

11

boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English

1

to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)

1

during imprisonment; while in jail

1

(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior

1

irritating; frustrating

1

account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream

2

to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree

1

to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race

1

ordinary; sensible; commonplace

1

to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of

1

(power of) imagination

1

(power of) imagination

1

ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly

1

as if it weren't already enough

1

advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice

2

most of all; extremely; supremely

1

to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with

1

craft; cunning

3

to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)

1

on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead

1

pattern; design

1

(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation

1

part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties

1

all the more

1

to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with

3

to contribute; to play a part in; to have a hand in; to finance

1

imputation; shifting (blame, responsibility, etc.); passing the buck; second marriage; remarriage

2

synopsis; outline; plot

1

to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot

1

elaborate; delicate; exquisite

2

photoengraving; photomechanical process; photochemical engraving

1

technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft

1

gelatin; gelatine

3

edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication

4

for that very reason

1

blow; shock; strike; batting

1

publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)

2