jpdb beta

to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know

3

day before yesterday

2

jump; plunge; dive; appearing without an appointment; bursting in; arriving unannounced

2

sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical

1

dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure

2

whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")

6

with a sting; with a tingle; nervously; tensely; with a rip; with a ripping sound

1

going straight home (without first returning to one's workplace); returning home directly

1

to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed

1

backing (an initiative, candidate, etc.); support; backing up (another player); covering; backup

2

plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit

1

to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish

1

loan; lending

1

not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work

1

there's no knowing; there's no telling; it's anyone's guess; who knows?

1

apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but

2

criminal investigation department; CID; criminal investigation section

2

small; fine; detailed; stingy

1

police station

1

dysfunction; malfunction; insufficiency

2

fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out

2

to collect evidence

1

end; tip; extremities; rank and file; part of an organisation furthest from the centre

1

to be all out (e.g. of people); to be all elsewhere; to be all in use (e.g. of cars); to be sold out; to have none left

1

rapid increase; sharp rise; proliferation; surge; explosion

1

government office; public office

1

ringing; sound

1

always; forever; very; greatly (esp. of hopes and desires)

1

disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem

6

throughout Japan

1

greater metropolitan area; megalopolis; conurbation

1

to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)

2

huge; gigantic; enormous

1

funds; capital

2

disorder; disturbance; unrest

5

to get out of bed; to show a leg

1

private funds; own funds; private property

1

(act of) violence; vicious crime; murder

1

to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee

4

society; public; community; social studies

2

collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration

1

just one person; only one

3

beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully

1

trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence

1

(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere

4

scale; scope; plan; structure

1

unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident

1

will not do; do not; does not

1

(stand to) attention!; standing at attention

1

10,000; ten thousand; 10^4

1