jpdb beta

to see the light of day; to be revealed (to the world); to be realized

2

detection; sense (e.g. sensor)

12

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

16

sneak photography; non-consensual photography; peeping photos; covert filming

12

empty box

1

giving someone a ride on one's shoulders; shoulder wheel (judo)

10

duplicate key; master key; passkey; skeleton key

2

to make oneself available (free)

2

self-assessment; self-evaluation; self-rating; self-esteem

3

gum; rubber; eraser; condom

2

targeting; aiming at a specific target; selective hitting; swinging only at certain types of pitches; having no choice in a move (in mahjong, go, etc.)

3

hidden camera (for illegal or immoral purposes)

3

two at a time; two by two; in twos

1

construction; constructing; carrying out; work; formation; workmanship

1

being stark-naked; having no possessions; losing all one's belongings

1

work schedule; progress schedule; process chart

1

subcontractor

3

bogus company; dummy corporation; shell company

2

short of hands

1

company office building

1

line-up (of players, products, etc.); lineup

1

general trading company

1

engineering works; civil engineering; public works

1

to seize (secure) evidence

1

(on) the same day

2

house search (e.g. by the police)

1

within a company; in-house; within a shrine; shrine precincts

3

initialization (of a variable); initialisation; formatting (a disk); initialization; initialization (of a device); (factory) reset

1

(member of the) yakuza; gangster; hoodlum; racketeer; useless; worthless

34

front company (for an organized crime operation)

1

connection fee; interconnection fees

1

personal handy-phone system; PHS; low-powered mobile network system developed in Japan and once popular in parts of Asia

3

to telephone; to make a phone call

8

right about-face

1

the wrong hands; hands of evil

3

Five Dynasties (of China; 907-979)

5

chief clerk (in a shop, managing affairs on the owner's behalf); head clerk; store manager

7

playing a gambling game on behalf of a person or organization (esp. mahjong or pachinko); person who gambles on someone's behalf

1

adhering to (a view, policy, etc.); sticking to; holding fast to; steadfastly maintaining

14

transactions; dealings; business

1

in a bag or one's purse

1

office

4

status elevation; upgrading; promotion

2

canned beer; can of beer

1

certain; definite

3

(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure; playing card suit (in karuta)

1

personal computer; PC

2

scope; valid range; effective range (e.g. in broadcasting); coverage

2

repeater; relay

1

email software; email program; mail program

1