jpdb beta

to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand

1

nine o'clock

2

(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit

32

party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit

15

change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift

1

Ueno Park

1

vagrancy; vagabondage; wander around

1

pilfering; snatching; swiping; pilferer; (petty) thief; (bag) snatcher

1

to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate

2

worker; (manual) laborer; labourer; blue-collar worker

1

meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club

1

president (of a society); chairman

1

to live (in the house of one's employer, teacher, etc.); to live in; to become a live-in employee; to become a resident (of an institution)

1

helper; assistant; help; assistance

1

at times; occasionally

2

commander; commanding officer; CO

1

danger; peril; hazard; risk

1

at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else

3

to itch; to feel itchy; to feel creepy; to be impatient; to itch (to do something); to be eager

1

lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk

1

tone (of voice); manner of talking

1

to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

4

to call; to summon; to send for; to call together

1

each; respectively

1

dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty

2

scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops

1

house; family

1

wall; fence

13

place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place

1

to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)

4

duty; role; function

2

second floor; upstairs

2

fountain pen

3

very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...

4

(electric) torch; flashlight

11

poof

7

three times; thrice; third (interval)

2

apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal

5

to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)

5

seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)

3

evening meal; dinner; supper

1

study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount

1

past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)

1

complete darkness; total darkness; pitch darkness

2

somehow; for some reason; without knowing why

1

whole family; entire family; all (members of) the family; all over the house; throughout the house

3

scene; sight; scenario; setting

2

to walk noisily; to walk loudly

2

indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)

2

to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch

3