jpdb beta

case; occasion; situation; circumstances

9

groundless; entirely contrary to fact

1

scribbling; doodling; graffiti

1

of course; certainly; naturally

10

obstruction of business; interference with business

1

question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion

8

reality; actuality; hard fact

1

to follow; to shadow; to hanker after; to hover around

1

I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...

1

to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct

1

a certain ...; some ...

4

to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to

13

title

1

offender; criminal; culprit

13

guess; conjecture

1

to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)

2

most; extremely

3

many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common

6

to turn up (of evidence, etc.); to become known; to be arrested; to be caught (of a criminal); to be moved to a higher position (of a body part); to be raised (e.g. of a hand to ask a question)

1

major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle

5

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

6

somewhere; in some respects; in some way

9

to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone

4

to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)

1

uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan

1

to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)

1

just managing; with great difficulty

1

yesterday

14

(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time

8

red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red

1

entertainer; performer; celebrity; entertainment personality

8

distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)

1

digital versatile disc; DVD

9

ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)

1

to compete with; to vie for

2

space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)

18

rival; competitor; competition

16

to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)

13

I see; that's right; indeed

4

nature; spontaneity; natural airhead

2

liking; taste; fancy; wish; desire; choice

2

right in half

1

to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light

1

to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher

3

mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly

2

means; way; method; measure

2

surely; certainly

11

to win; to gain victory

6

to kick down; to oust (a rival) to advance oneself; to push (someone) aside to get ahead

3

to shun; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of (esp. one's health)

1