jpdb beta

drainage; ditch; gutter; sewage; black water

1

beginning; clue; starting point

1

time preservation; saving time

1

previously; already; for some time; for quite a while

3

trifling; little; few; slight

1

east, west, south and north

3

four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips

4

in turns; in series; in order; by rotation

3

even though it is not; despite not

2

from head to toe

1

inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; test; check; scan (e.g. MRI, PET); audit

1

passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing

2

for (some) doubtful points to remain

1

good citizen; honest man; respectable member of society

1

to concern; to be related

2

incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost

2

at once; immediately; without delay; promptly

1

to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly

4

in; on; at; during; in the condition of

2

hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway

6

to go (to); to make one's way (to); to visit

1

getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)

3

eyewitness report; eyewitness information

1

clue; lead; key; handhold; hold

1

to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please

4

half-dried

1

pasturing (e.g. cattle); letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked

1

curt; blunt; brusque

4

dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish

1

crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching; crunchies

1

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

1

having special circumstances (e.g. problems, issues, advantages, flaws, defects, etc.); imperfect (merchandise); with defects

1

to come to see; to come and see; to visit

4

to be at a loss for words

1

great success; big hit; (hitting the) jackpot; big win; being right on the mark (of a prediction); being bang on

3

to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate

1

not a word to anyone; keep it secret; mum's the word

1

this way and that; (by) various means; (by) every means

1

expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread

2

a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a

1

son

1

running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood

1

(another's) son; boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world

17

(it is such) a thing

2

meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally

1

to buy up

1

apprehension; misgivings; uneasiness; fear; anxiety

1

someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour

13

unclean; dirty; bathroom; toilet (room); (arch.) menstruation; (arch.) menses

1

-ism (religion)

1