jpdb beta

to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver

3

now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again

3

to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair

1

meaningless; pointless

1

anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most

2

host (of a party, summit, etc.); host (of male host club)

1

to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)

5

embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation

1

to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded

1

criminal case

1

what people say; rumours; public opinion

2

door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows

1

to check through; to thoroughly investigate

1

all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever

1

demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire

2

emotional; sentimental

2

to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)

1

paid dating (esp. with an underage girl; oft. involving selling of sex); compensated dating

1

(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups

1

adultery; immorality; impropriety; (an) affair

1

it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it

5

to dig up; to expose; to disclose

2

extortion; blackmail; shakedown; extortionist; blackmailer; racketeer

1

remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)

1

to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge

12

disclosure; exposure; revelation

1

resentment; indignation; anger

1

understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy

6

ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice

1

bolt from the blue; great surprise

1

to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away

1

to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends

1

ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf

1

difference in temperature; difference in degrees of enthusiasm, interest, commitment, etc.

2

to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal

5

good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response

2

golden child; promising young talent; (lit.) gold egg; golden egg; gold mine; cash cow

1

treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like

1

to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to

1

to win over; to win (someone's) heart and mind

1

to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet

2

revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection

1

hiding at all costs; desperate cover-up; doing one's best to keep (something) secret

2

few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom

2

(a) glance; (a) look

4

perception; intuition; the sixth sense

1

to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise

2

twice; again; second time

2

to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study

5

with a view to marriage; with marriage in mind

1