jpdb beta

lasso; lariat

2

tangle; entanglement; snarl; complication; difficulties; trouble

5

to fall (on); to rain down; to shower down; to befall; to happen (to)

1

suicide by hanging

1

pawn

1

youngest daughter

1

features of the face

1

estimated time of death

1

three people

2

alibi

1

to have an acute sense of smell; to have a good nose (for bargains, something amiss, etc.); to have a keen nose; to have an ability to quickly uncover things

1

to have sexual intercourse

2

to search (esp. a home in a police search)

1

failure; defective article; dead loss; good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop

1

to be branded a ...; to be labelled a ...

1

eradication; extermination; rooting out; stamping out; getting rid of

1

being struck mad by love; foolish passion; blind love; infatuation; jealousy

3

thin arm; slender arm; slender means; meager ability to earn a living

2

on-the-spot investigation

1

arrogant; haughty; insolent

3

ring; loop (of rope); halo (of an angel)

2

sandbag; gizzard

11

constriction; narrow part (in middle); waist (esp. of a woman)

1

movable pulley

1

fixed pulley

1

to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)

1

many items; pressure of business

1

to say nasty things (about); to use abusive language

2

gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees

1

to have one's neck wrung

1

to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)

1

to exceed; to be even more (so); to exaggerate

1

to begin to cry

1

evil spirit (that possesses someone); demon; devil

1

hairdressing product (creams, gels, etc.); hairdressing fee; charge for a haircut

1

extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness

3

to make plans

1

returnee

1

good health; stopping misfortune; preventing disaster

1

to be greatly obliged; to be very sorry

1

to carry over (an issue, decision, work, etc.); to carry forward; to put off; to postpone; to defer

1

reporter; speaker; informer; presenter; rapporteur

1

(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place

41

contrast; juxtaposition; comparison; correlation (of strata)

1

to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join

4

to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile

1

source of worry; source of distress

3

trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish

14

audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility); visiting card; name card

1

report to the throne; reporting to the emperor; reporting to the monarch; offering (a prayer) to the deity

1