jpdb beta

to lurk; to hover in the background; to be coiled up; to stretch tortuously

2

to be found

3

next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to

2

uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)

1

wanted poster; wanted person bulletin; search instructions

1

to eke out a living; to barely manage to get by

1

acquaintance

4

circuitous; roundabout; indirect

1

to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)

2

to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of

1

power; authority; influence

2

unique; matchless; unparalleled; unparallelled; never again

1

(talk of a) moneymaking scheme; moneymaking idea; get-rich-quick proposal

1

to lose completely; to waste; to let slip away

1

to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush

3

curiosity; inquisitiveness

3

to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate

4

(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning

2

determination; resolution

2

along the way; along the road

2

one's mother

1

to daub; to paint

1

to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else

1

being startled

1

to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still

4

blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)

2

with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous

5

mum; mom; mummy; the missus

1

to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear

1

black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty

1

to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off

3

frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)

6

frown; scowl; grimace

1

open air

1

street; quarter; district; area

2

east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!

2

coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart

8

road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)

8

profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior

1

rut; wheel track; furrow

3

to await; to expect

1

in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances

2

age thirty; one's thirties

2

about the middle

1

constable; method of catching criminals

1

rather than

1

retiring from military service

1

after

1

as is habit; the way life normally is

2

desert

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