jpdb beta

robber; mugger; robbery; burglary

1

to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)

1

valuable article; valuables

1

serious injury

1

dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy

2

realistic; pragmatic

2

to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)

1

it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as

1

to jostle; to shove and push; to struggle with one another

1

erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary

2

bad habit; bad habits

1

very; much; greatly; a lot of

1

betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)

1

with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)

1

fragmentary

1

to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)

1

to meet the requirements; to satisfy the conditions

1

answer; solution

3

more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time

1

place to die; place of death

1

leather jacket

1

smart (clothing, etc.); stylish; slim; slender; skilful; slick

1

employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson

9

full house; all seats occupied; fully occupied

2

noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless

1

progress; development

7

gas station; petrol station

1

to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze

1

hair's breadth

1

driver; chauffeur

7

centerline (line that bisects a plane figure); centreline; (court) centerline; half court; centerline (road); center line

1

almost; nearly; close to

3

head-on collision

1

to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way

5

reaction; recoil; kick; backlash

1

to run up onto (e.g. sidewalk); to run aground; to be stranded

3

behind; in the rear; in back

1

stands; bleachers; stand (e.g. newspaper stand); counter (e.g. lunch counter); stand (e.g. inkstand); desk lamp

2

radio programme; radio program

1

under-shoulder swing-down; technique of grasping the arm of the opponent, the moment he comes forward, while stepping out of line and pushing down on the shoulder blade with the other hand, thus pulling him down; dodging; parrying (questions); disappointment; letdown

1

U-turn; returning home (after a vacation); returning to one's (rural) hometown (after having lived in a big city)

2

failure; mistake; blunder

2

suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange

1

crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling

2

to offer for sale; to put on the market

1

to ask; to enquire; to query

1

a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family

1

money; metal

1

to wait impatiently for

1

to dirty one's hands

1