jpdb beta

unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly

1

poor; lame; ill-prepared

2

to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off

2

elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself

16

father

58

social disposition

3

leaving school during a term

5

thinking back now

1

to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)

16

partner; pal; accomplice

9

to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)

4

member of an organized crime group; gangster; mobster; yakuza

1

bolt from the blue; great surprise

3

tube

2

to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)

1

lone criminal; sole perpetrator; crime carried out by one person

2

scapegoat

1

careless; carefree

1

to find out; to discover; to detect

1

sly; cunning; crafty

8

project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct

2

tuition; school expenses

3

(Buddhist) lecture meeting; religious association; mutual assistance association (i.e. for financial assistance)

1

down payment; deposit

2

income; receipts; revenue

1

post; official position; managerial position; executive position

4

to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)

6

to participate in; to take part in; to play a part in; to receive; to be given; to enjoy

1

fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas

4

appearance; presence; attendance; surrender (e.g. to the police); turning oneself in

3

passionate; fervent; affecting; moving; touching

1

to graduate from a university

1

one's new address

1

lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)

3

to crack jokes

5

to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate

3

teamwork

2

interval; break; pause; spare moment

1

day shift

2

tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground

16

work; business; company; study

1

copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy

5

taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story

1

invisible; unseen; vague; mysterious; imaginary

1

searching for the culprit; trying to find out who did something

2

sensitive; susceptible; emotional; impressionable; sentimental

1

to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate

2

circumstantial evidence

3

one year ago

5

premises; grounds; campus; compound; precincts

2