jpdb beta

staying up all night

1

painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh

4

to grow old; to age

2

chair; stool; post; office; position

2

however; but

8

stage elevator; trapdoor

6

day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date

15

detective

6

pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love

1

yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game

2

provisional figure

1

happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately

1

stakeout; ambush; lookout; watch; paste-up; collage

1

preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving

2

formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding

1

congratulations

1

guess; speculation; supposition

1

upper lip; philtrum; under one's nose; mouth

1

to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for

6

presbyopia; age-related longsightedness; farsightedness

4

coloured glasses; tinted glasses; sunglasses; biased view; preconceived view

1

initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor

2

to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)

2

uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky

1

murder case

4

but; however; provided that

1

to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)

1

complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression

2

unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)

3

to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up

1

lack of sleep; insufficient sleep

1

to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up

2

coming home in the morning (after staying out all night)

1

Keigo

1

person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager

2

evening; dusk

5

company; corporation; workplace

19

inspection; observation

1

to face; to go towards; to head towards

3

opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows

4

to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)

2

cause of death

3

anvil

2

bloodstain

9

blood

2

head; cranium; cephalic

5

cave-in; collapse; sinking; depression (e.g. of the skull); subsidence

1

scar (e.g. from operation, injection); trace; mark (e.g. skid marks)

1

shape; form

1

to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling

1