jpdb beta

circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances

3

criminal profile

1

to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)

2

face (of person)

1

pale; pallid

3

mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit

6

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

2

thank you

3

to escape; to run away

4

to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on

3

door handle; doorknob; door knob; knob or handle which operates the door catch

2

to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp

12

to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)

4

to stiffen; to become stiff

3

to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of

1

to be careful; to pay attention; to take care

1

gulpingly; in one gulp

4

to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry

2

fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift

2

stern expression; severe expression; grim expression

1

serious; severe; grave; acute

1

to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel

2

thirtieth day of the month; thirty days

1

ten o'clock

3

minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)

8

curtain raising; starting (e.g. play, concert)

2

morning; a.m.

1

Shijouoohashi

3

police box; koban; alternation; alternating (current, stress, etc.)

5

to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet

2

Demachiyanagi Station

1

Kyoto-Osaka; Kyoto and Osaka

2

train; electric train

2

to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow

6

Gion (entertainment district in Kyoto)

9

Shijō Station

1

to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted

5

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

5

condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat

8

to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond

3

already; too late

6

to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring

4

morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning

5

sunlight; rays of the Sun

1

water's surface

2

duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck

4

river; stream; River; the ... river

9

fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent

4

rough; casual (clothing); rough (of a golf course); rough sketch; rough draft

1

suited figure; person in a suit

3