jpdb beta

companion; follower; attendant; retinue

2

rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent

1

at least

2

we

4

to hear a rumor; to get wind of

1

in the same way as; just like

5

to go out and away; to leave

11

passing each other

1

Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)

6

search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry

20

another company; other company

5

newspaper reporter; print journalist

11

to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly

1

to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)

3

to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend

2

bank; embankment; dike

1

meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up

2

dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered

1

total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects

4

space; room; airspace

2

film studio

4

to twist; to distort

1

strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious

4

accelerator; accelerator pedal; gas pedal

2

handle; steering wheel; handlebar; handlebars; handle; screen name

3

clop clop; rumble rumble; sound of something being boiled

1

pebble

2

to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve

1

headlight

4

only; nothing but

3

faraway; far-off

1

eye measurement; measure with eye

1

stop

2

good-natured

1

to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.) (onto a surface)

1

at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current

2

dimly white

2

slope; slanting surface; bevel

2

to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)

1

moon; month

2

star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)

3

to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound

2

seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be

1

train; electric train

15

to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together

2

rumbling of a mountain

1

needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer

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

1

to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble

4

darkness

2