jpdb beta

towards; against; regarding; in contrast with

2

positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive

3

cheating at pachinko (for monetary gain; through illegal tampering with the machines, etc.); scamming a pachinko parlor

1

observer

1

uncertain; indefinite

1

quantum mechanics

1

doppelgänger; doppelganger

2

German person

1

to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)

11

prejudice; bias; distorted view

1

to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)

1

impudent; brazen; shameless; bold

2

beyond that point; after that

3

excuse; evasion; dodge; subterfuge; evasive answer

2

to leave space (between)

1

loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness

3

slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark

1

Saiin Station

1

last train (of the day)

1

railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations

3

neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching

2

be (that) as it may; having said that

2

clanging; empty; deserted

1

north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind

1

to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to

2

pincers; nippers; pliers

1

wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane

3

broke; poor; short; skint; having no money

1

(the police) wanting (someone) for questioning; having (someone) on the wanted list

2

to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel

4

saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)

1

strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)

1

unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected

1

authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers

2

parroting back; repeating (something one was told) like a parrot

1

to live up to expectations; to meet expectations

1

real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks

7

mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit

4

(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle

3

great detective

2

incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling

1

to wring the neck; to strangle

9

materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis

2

to collect; to assemble; to gather

2

passing; (person) who happens to pass by; (place) that one happens to pass by; casual (e.g. romance); momentary

3

robbery and murder; murder during robbery

4

line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)

4

to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for

2

slaughter; massacre

3

tonight; this evening

1