jpdb beta

gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else

2

labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands

3

to reveal one's true nature; to show one's true colours; to give oneself away; to be exposed (of a lie, etc.)

1

silkworm gut; catgut

1

hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe

4

five o'clock

3

dawn; daybreak

2

dim light; faint light; half-light of early morning; twilight

1

laminating; lamination layer

1

residence; housing; residential building

1

worry; mental agony; heartache

1

to feel at ease; to feel relaxed

1

to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin

4

outstanding talent; person of exceptional talent; gifted person

3

wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law

5

could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of

2

at a glance; by accident

2

coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway

3

traces; evidence

3

willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling

1

in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se

1

yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)

1

criminal investigation department; CID; criminal investigation section

1

person given as a reference; witness; potential suspect; person of interest; witness

3

inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing

3

next morning

8

headquarters; head office; main office

22

looking away; looking aside

9

seat

3

surely (not); certainly (not)

2

in name only; titular; nominal

1

exact; precise

3

sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again

6

favour; favor

1

having little experience

1

I can't go on like this

1

rare

1

to have one's ability acknowledged by others; to be appreciated for one's skill

1

sham battle

2

borrowed thing

1

ornament; decoration

3

madness; craziness; insanity

15

downtown

7

to beat someone by ganging up on them

2

master of martial arts; practitioner of martial arts

2

fair and square; open and aboveboard

6

one's nature; talents; destiny; mission; sphere of activity

2

to be itching to put one's skills to use

2

fighting scene; scene of carnage (bloodshed); location of the fight between the Asuras and Shakra; difficulties (in a love relationship); crunch time (esp. for cartoonists)

6

dying at one's post; being killed in the line of duty

2