jpdb beta

reservation; putting on hold; deferment

1

person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff

2

ill-bred; vulgar; boorish

1

to do

14

boyfriend; he; him

2

sentence-ending particle expressing doubt

3

to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient

3

clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)

5

to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off

1

small pine; young pine

23

private detective

3

investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey

3

matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)

9

(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case

1

to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)

1

cost; expense

1

to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch

1

good grief

1

to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience

3

to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over

3

turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling

2

to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted

9

client; requester

1

duty of confidentiality

1

to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe

15

bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement

2

strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious

3

unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking

3

to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)

2

to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)

1

(suddenly) quiet

1

silence; stillness; quietness

2

to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check

1

everyone

4

I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality

5

younger sister

3

to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service

2

very deeply

2

walking briskly; determinedly

1

ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material); Ruby (programming language)

1

with a momentary flash of light

1

to shine; to glitter; to be bright

4

deep crimson

3

necklace

3

hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)

3

to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky

3

elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy

2

real name

3

slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)

2

shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)

1