jpdb beta

power; authority; jurisdiction

2

very small; tiny

9

lacking potential for advancement; no-hoper

1

police officer; policeman; constable

4

guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark

5

to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high

3

salute; bow

2

spoiled; spoilt; ruined; loss of face

1

to lose one's way; to get lost

1

natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder

5

tight skirt; straight skirt

3

slit

6

to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided

2

to use (as a tool) for one's own advantage; to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse

2

sadistic

1

in the middle of something; busy with something; in commotion as a result of something untoward happening; currently importing or capturing data

1

official post; regular post; principal post (as opposed to secondary post); I (of someone in government or the civil service)

2

long-cherished ambition; satisfaction

2

dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving

3

to be ungrateful

1

make no progress; remain unsettled

1

walking heavily; lumbering

2

four corners; crossroads; intersecting street; street corner

1

flyer advertising a sex-related business

4

crossing; intersection

1

to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about

3

China

2

stitch

1

stockings

2

elder sister

2

folding one's arms

6

I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)

6

frank; candid; outspoken; unreserved

3

to comb one's hair

2

of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)

1

hygienic; healthy; healthful; sanitary

4

on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead

3

the real criminal; true culprit

3

probability; likelihood; chances

3

to find out; to discover; to locate

1

innocence; being not guilty

4

I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...

4

alright to do; can do; do not mind doing; gladly do; might as well do

1

to embrace

8

guard; girder bridge

3

slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.

6

interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)

1

number of words a person speaks; number of dependents; number of mouths to feed; number of shares, items, applications, etc.

1

longhair (e.g. cat)

1

cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties

2