jpdb beta

short way; shortcut

5

in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)

6

crouched burial

3

to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on

1

self-protection

1

unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with

3

to look down (on); to condescend (to)

1

on-the-site inspection

3

full-course dinner; multicourse meal

1

course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy

1

caffeine

2

courageous; brave; bold; valiant

2

guard; girder bridge

1

make no progress; remain unsettled

1

field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons

1

anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever

6

heavy equipment; heavily equipped; heavily armed; heavily armored

1

marathon; long-distance race

1

superior officer

7

yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday

1

(criminal) investigation headquarters

1

hidden reserves of strength; latent energy; potentiality; real strength

2

a place or opportunity to make a display of

3

police officer; policeman; constable

1

shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low

3

after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably

2

secret; confidential

1

retirement age; (arch.) years of service in a military rank before eligibility for promotion

1

the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening

1

party (political); person who is fond of; fan of

3

canned coffee

1

understood; I see; OK; present; here

8

person who avoids others; social outcast

3

print; printing; (printed) copy; handout; flyer

1

cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)

1

target

2

call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)

2

at the last moment; this late in the game

1

some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')

4

prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick

1

Baekje (ancient Korean kingdom; 18 BCE-660 CE); Paekche

1

feeling chilly; nervous; anxious; frightened

3

episode; anecdote; vignette

2

continental; calm; not worried with unimportant details

1

depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)

1

to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of

1

to amuse oneself; to make merry

1

strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger

2

irregular

3

to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)

1