jpdb beta

sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching

4

class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate

11

livery coat

2

-clad; in the midst of; tenths (e.g. wholesale price, as tenths of retail price); times (i.e. multiplied by); able-to-seat (of a chair, etc.)

1

cylindrical container (pot, vase, etc.); having no waist (straight body figure, not curvy); being stumpy; sleeveless (coat etc.)

1

close fitting trousers; working trousers; long johns; long underpants

2

twenty-five

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character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")

43

neighborhood; neighbourhood; street; block; town

5

to invent a pretext for a quarrel; to pick a fight

2

guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole

28

it's no joke; gimme a break!

1

fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification

1

departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal

1

youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new

2

argument; disputation

1

directions; instructions; orders; command

2

cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky

3

anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation

24

young man; young woman; young people; young employee; young manservant; young follower

8

trouble; bother; annoyance

1

to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly

7

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

6

lever; agent (causing something to happen); instrument; assistant; helper

9

lever; agent (causing something to happen); instrument; assistant; helper

3

abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve

6

verse

3

to walk someone off (e.g. to the police station)

1

to break free of

1

to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival

7

to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside

2

flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely

2

to feel dizzy; to have blood rush to one's head; to lose one's cool; to be obsessed; to be infatuated; to become conceited

3

among these; between these; of these; in here; in this

6

to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in

10

innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty

1

blackmail; extortion; racketeering; blackmailer; extortionist

2

-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action

6

you bastard!; you son of a bitch!

5

to haul down; to drag down; to pull down; to tow off; to force out; to dethrone

1

to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up

1

barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)

2

bag of rice

1

stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)

1

before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares

2

snow; snowfall

12

that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance

1

to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss

1

alternately; by turns

3

to bash; to hit hard; to strike; to beat (someone in battle)

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