jpdb beta

you; dear; honey

1

splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate

1

detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation

1

tomorrow; near future

1

from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")

2

nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner

1

single word; a few words; brief comment

1

hint; clue

1

drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other

1

serial murders

1

event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble

1

offender; criminal; culprit

1

to catch

1

to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage

1

noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe

1

what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing

2

superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis

1

to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry

2

to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble

1

to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike

1

you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...

2

opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke

1

too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as

6

to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while

1

because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly

1

quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly

1

to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify

1

Japanese writing paper (lined with a square grid, one square per character); manuscript paper

10

handwriting; handwritten; hand-drawn; hand-painted

1

be; is

7

moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet

1

Fujimi Shobo (publisher)

1

special make; deluxe

1

use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation

1

called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...

5

sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care

1

to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include

1

so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already

2

somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of

1

to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important

1

must not; do not

1

measure; square (e.g. of graph paper or Japanese manuscript paper); box (e.g. on a form)

1

to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends

1

et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like

1

student (esp. a university student)

1

time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity

2

since; henceforth; ever since

1

seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!

2

just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...

1

printing

1