jpdb beta

inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing

2

eye-witness; witness

2

wristwatch; watch

1

tone (of voice); manner of talking

2

eleven o'clock

1

long time; long interval; for quite some time

1

surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement

3

day after day; every day

1

going around; patrol; round; tour

1

middle of the night; dead of night

3

to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out

2

dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall

1

nightlife; night amusements

1

Shibuya, a special ward in Tokyo

1

pleasure quarter

2

excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you

5

happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately

1

investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking

1

any more; any further; any better; any longer

2

to start for home; to head for home; to make for home

1

tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice

2

secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom

2

proposal; offer; request; application

1

had better ...; had better not ...

2

to ambush

1

even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless

2

each; (arch.) you (plural)

2

one ear

1

to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise

3

(wireless) transceiver; radio; walkie-talkie

1

earphone

1

to catch one's attention; to catch one's ear; to be annoying to one's ear

1

comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)

1

hurrying (to somewhere); rushing; hastening; express (train)

1

Kuzuhara

2

(someone else's) daughter

1

if; in case; supposing

3

kudzu (Pueraria montana); Japanese arrowroot; Chinese moonseed (Sinomenium acutum)

2

field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness

2

crowd of people

1

to detain; to check; to restrain

1

arbitration; intercession; mediation

1

when; how soon; how long until

1

estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately

1

tension; mental strain; nervousness

4

(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount

4

to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on

2

to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints

1

back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)

3

to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)

1