jpdb beta

stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration

5

to hide oneself

1

use; utilization; utilisation; application

2

very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly

1

severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)

1

every night

2

day and night

1

activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)

1

chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus

1

to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)

5

memory; sense; experience

1

obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit

1

one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)

9

middle of the night; dead of night

1

concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)

1

shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext

1

to become; to amount to

3

infancy; childhood; tender age

1

to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply

2

to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute

1

target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)

1

to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse

1

police officer; policeman; constable

1

counter for people

1

to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)

2

symptoms; condition (of a patient)

1

heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)

3

it is not (like that) either

2

detergent; cleanser; cleaning agent; washing material

1

to wash away; to rinse off

1

first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being

2

whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")

1

conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over

3

abduction and confinement (esp. unlawful)

2

hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)

4

police; police officer; police station

4

crime; offence; offense

1

to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes

1

telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration

2

redial; redialing; redialling

1

100,000,000; one hundred million

1

preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)

3

centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government

1

police station

1

serious; not joking; straight

5

to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble

4

detection

3

but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just

2

explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology

2

slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late

1