jpdb beta

preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)

3

aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!

1

proprietress-to-be of a Japanese inn or restaurant

3

suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange

1

she; her; girlfriend

1

alibi

2

nothing but; except; no more than

1

to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come

1

to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate

1

method; way; manner; process; procedure; means

1

won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you

1

back (of the body)

4

mole; lentigo; beauty mark; beauty spot

2

this time; now

1

steam

1

detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation

1

as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all

1

being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands

1

(dead) body; corpse; remains

1

nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp

1

crab

3

evening meal; dinner; supper

3

to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back

2

I see; that's right; indeed

2

to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)

1

to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)

1

indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!

4

offender; criminal; culprit

2

cut; cutting; omission; cutting; haircut; (continuous) shot (in a film or TV show); illustration (in a book, newspaper, etc.)

5

you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of

3

to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)

2

any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer

3

securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying

1

hi; hello; gotcha; understood

1

policeman's rope; arresting (a criminal)

1

way; method; means; resource; course

1

one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month

2

official post; regular post; principal post (as opposed to secondary post); I (of someone in government or the civil service)

1

thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts

2

arrest; apprehension; capture

1

to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get

1

fiancé; fiancée

1

sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid

1

how many; how old

1

woman who missed the chance of getting married (because she is too old)

1

to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back

3

to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly

1

already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast

1

the same age

1

early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly

1