jpdb beta

hibernation; winter sleep; brumation; torpor

2

the year end; end of the year; last days of the year

1

opium den

6

illegal; illicit; unlawful

1

spacious; roomy; large; extensive (business, dealings, etc.); large (scale); broad

1

secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes

1

anonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off; informing (against)

2

tacit; unspoken; implicit

1

to carry; to bring (to a place)

1

high official

1

phon (unit of loudness)

9

chai (black tea with milk, sugar and spices); masala chai

9

dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook

3

to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on

1

advance payment; money paid in advance

1

goatee

1

to dig out; to gouge out; to scoop; to ladle; to jerk (one's chin)

1

here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order

1

rise and fall; fluctuation

1

becoming dull (of a knife, one's wits, etc.); becoming blunt

1

opium poppy (Papaver somniferum)

1

single (room); room for one; private room (in a restaurant, etc.); private dining room; (toilet) stall

1

right end; right edge

1

koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)

1

deepest part; deepest portion; depths (of the ocean etc.); innermost

1

to coat a surface with something that adheres strongly when hardened (i.e. grout, plaster, lacquer); to cover up (e.g. truth); to varnish (e.g. with lies, rumors)

1

to take someone's pulse

1

fragment; small piece; scrap; shred (e.g. of emotion); trace; bit

6

utterly (unknown; esp. of someone's whereabouts); completely; (no information) whatsoever; at all

1

strength in one's arms; physical strength; muscular strength; force; violence

1

opium addiction

4

numb; insensitive (e.g. to pain); apathetic; insensitive; indifferent

3

thickheaded; slow-witted; phlegmatic; slow (of one's movements); sluggish

1

heat; warmth; sultriness

1

comatose state

1

trial; test; try

1

pale; pallid; wan; pasty

1

air vent

1

to squint (one eye); to narrow

1

rhombus; rhomb; lozenge; diamond (shape)

1

line; a streak

1

sanctuary; inner sanctum

1

fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line

1

reading (books)

2

robber

1

shorthand; stenography

1

grounding (in a skill or subject); knowledge; training; achievements; attainments; accomplishments

2

one; one

2

huge mound; heap; pile

1

grave (pit)

1