jpdb beta

muddy stream

3

disorder; chaos; confusion

1

to make sense; to be meaningful

3

no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook

3

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

4

to make an enemy (of); to turn (someone) into an enemy; to antagonize

1

to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over

2

war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset

1

to become bloodshot

1

hostility; antagonism; opposition

3

to hit (e.g. with a car); to knock down; to reject; to eliminate; to refuse (e.g. a request); to deny; to flip

2

grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth

5

to break the silence; to break one's silence

1

frame

2

to provide; to furnish; to equip; to install

1

well done; good job

2

cheer; shout of joy

2

to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle

1

time series; chronological order; chronology

2

check (against); collation (with); comparison; verification

1

stupid; silly

1

person of high rank or position

1

naturally; of course; understandably

2

reading a book in turn

1

forgetfulness

1

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

2

to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)

1

to enter; to go in; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to attain (nirvana, enlightenment, etc.); to achieve

2

it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie

1

a little; a few; small; only; just; merely

2

whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering

2

to smile

4

shh!; shush!; hush!; shoo!; scram!

1

in case of; at that time; at this time

2

to bring someone along

1

refutation; rebuttal; retort

2

accomplice; co-conspirator

9

guidance; lead; introduction; good offices; guide; primer

1

to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude

11

as one had hoped; as one wishes

2

spy; spying

2

isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine

1

glass sphere; glass bead; glass marble

2

house arrest

1

with a clink (click, clack)

1

wooden box; wooden crate

5

zabuton; flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular

1

excavation; exhumation; digging up; discovery (of a new fact, talent, etc.); finding; unearthing

2

temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra

9

detective bureau; detective agency; investigation firm

4