jpdb beta

to collect; to assemble; to gather

3

planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring

1

complete picture; panorama; what it all adds up to; bird's eye view; all-embracing portrait; overall perspective

1

to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly

1

points and lines

2

beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially

1

rebellious spirit

1

scoop

2

throughout Japan

1

shake; shock

1

smuggling in

1

illegal; illicit; unlawful

1

transactions; dealings; business

2

possibly; maybe; perhaps

2

murder; homicide; manslaughter

1

number; amount

4

tip of the iceberg

1

coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate

1

to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud

1

flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event

7

not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)

1

to smoke (a cigarette); to behave as ...; to accelerate; to rev up

2

to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to

1

southern sea

1

service; duty; work

1

correction; rectification; mending; repair

1

surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance

1

(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off people

2

change of occupation; career change

1

business trip; official trip

2

misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune

1

to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy

2

hard to reach place; remote place

1

debt collection; debt collector

2

agency; proxy service

1

intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...

1

mostly involve; principally involve

1

both companies

1

frequent; incessant

2

coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway

1

direct relation

1

depending on the circumstances; due to (with modifying verb)

1

(medical) quack

1

to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on

2

every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)

2

portrait photo; mug shot; face shot; photograph of a person's face

1

reptiles

1

mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part

1

skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower

1

the place one comes from; one's birthplace; one's hometown

1