jpdb beta

to perceive; to grasp (the situation)

1

plainclothes police officer

5

visual confirmation; sighting

1

store; shop

4

clothing store

1

yes; sure; gotcha; sycophantically; servilely; fawningly

4

ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream

1

escalator

3

competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)

1

down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream

1

boom; bang; wham; Oh my God!; What a shock!

2

having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored

1

brimming with curiosity

1

charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of

1

first half

1

to catch one's attention

1

inattention; absent-mindedness

1

somehow or other; for some reason or another

1

police officer; policeman; constable

3

perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility

2

children

2

to prevent; to take precautions

1

interference with a public servant in the execution of his or her duties

1

shelf; ledge; rack; trellis

12

conduct; behavior; behaviour

1

habitual criminal; recidivist; recidivism; habitual criminal activity

1

to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right

1

to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints

4

suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)

3

(with a) slamming noise (door, telephone receiver); (with a) banging noise; (with a) clash (broken dish); (with a) clank; (with a) bang

1

section manager; section chief

1

something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman

2

lately; recently; nowadays

2

good at playing along; up for anything; carefree; uplifting; upbeat

2

please; I beg you; for mercy's sake

1

receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me

3

performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)

1

school entrance ceremony

1

humiliation; shame; loss of face

1

shower; passing rain

1

(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups

1

tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony

1

to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show

1

success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence

1

noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills

1

married woman; another's wife

2

temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction

1

to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); to spare (time, money, etc.)

1

weather; look of the sky; situation; turn of affairs; signs

1

canned coffee

2