jpdb beta

store; shop; establishment; restaurant

10

several houses

3

purse; handbag; wallet

1

tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)

1

to doubt one's own eyes

1

800; eight hundred; multitude; large number

1

market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation

1

inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)

12

(cash) register; cashier

2

to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation

3

one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)

3

cheek (of face)

2

willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord

1

to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)

1

in proportion to; just as much as

1

rare

1

to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included

2

or; either ... or ...

2

missing volume

1

to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need

12

very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary

1

Yumeno Kyuusaku (1889.1.4-1936.3.10)

4

Hisao Juuran (1902.4.6-1957.10.6)

4

storytelling (of war chronicles, revenge tales, etc.) with highly dramatic delivery; story

8

Edogawa Ranpo

4

few days

3

Magra

4

jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)

5

Juurou

4

detective story (esp. one from the Edo period featuring thief-takers); detective's memoirs; thief taker's memoirs

4

phantom; vision; illusion

4

castle (in place names); castle; fortress

6

detective story

4

while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily

1

buyer; purchaser; method of buying

3

to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by

3

incomplete set of books; odd volume

1

comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...

4

weak-willed; lacking a purpose; lacking will power to be patient, purposeful, or resolute

1

out of print

1

new publication; new book; new edition; reissue; republication

2

old edition

2

leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row

2

middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly

5

15; fifteen

9

fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she

10

twelve; 12; queen (playing card)

8

condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite

8

to be duplicated; to be repeated; to overlap; to fall together (of dates, etc.); to repeat (a failed course, school year, etc.); to make a double play

1

impertinent; impudent; cheeky

1