jpdb beta

reading (the parts one is interested in); reading here and there; skimming through; reading word by word; reading only the parts one can understand

1

to occur; to happen

4

bank; banking institution

10

gang; gangster

7

Nagoya (city)

2

to take; to catch; to capture

2

the whole city; all the cities; every city

1

three sides; three faces; page three (of a newspaper)

2

convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit

1

confession

2

whole story; full picture; full particulars

1

to become clear; to be made public

1

high class; high grade

4

lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)

8

as expected; predictably; not surprisingly

1

thought; idea; ideology

4

person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff

1

fit; spasm; outburst

1

insufficient; inadequate; imperfect

1

eyebrow; eyebrows

3

to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by

3

to ponder; to brood

2

clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)

2

to crush

1

windy; windswept; blowy

1

glass window

1

curtain; curtains

5

plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)

2

to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels

4

drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu

2

paper

3

to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

2

clipping (of newspaper article, etc.); cutting; scrap (for a scrapbook); cut-out (picture, coloured paper, etc.)

1

counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level

1

photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie

6

to select; to pick out

1

to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)

1

a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat

3

cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless

2

to glare at; to scowl at; to glower at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully

1

suspect (person)

2

anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever

1

usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally

2

looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy

1

outer canthus; outer corner of the eye

1

sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile

1

to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove

2

lofty; sublime; noble; the sublime (aesthetics)

1

to be at a loss; to think and think but get nowhere; to fail to come up with a good idea

2

groan; moan; moaning

4