jpdb beta

preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding

2

to speak; to hear a voice

1

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

2

to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug

2

foam; bubble; nothing

2

tough measure; firm step; strong measure

1

to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away

3

you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure

1

I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...

2

to apologize; to apologise

1

to turn off power

1

trend; tendency; movement; attitude

2

just safe (e.g. just avoiding being late, failing an exam, etc.); only just OK; barely acceptable

1

full speed

1

chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing

2

loud shout; excited cheering

2

beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn

4

merrymaking; high jinks; drunken revelry; spree

1

canned coffee

1

to be on the lookout; to lie in wait

1

miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless

1

police cell; lockup

1

working one's way up; self-made person; veteran

2

person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)

2

stakeout; ambush; lookout; watch; paste-up; collage

1

arriving at the present; present-day; to arrive at the present day

1

high class; high grade; high rank; seniority

3

ryotei; traditional Japanese restaurant (esp. a luxurious one)

11

(one) could even say that

1

arbor; arbour; suffix forming the final part of the pseudonyms of some writers and performers; suffix forming the final part of the name of a restaurant

2

lightly; nimbly

1

to behave modestly

1

important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game

2

entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining

2

main purpose; primary objective

1

expedient; means; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)

1

when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives

5

passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger

10

determining a speaker's true or hidden meaning; determining a speaker's intentions from his manner of speech; (arch.) divining good or bad luck from listening to someone

1

forevermore; for eternity

1

frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise

6

false charge; false accusation; misrepresentation

4

casual; doing something without taking it too seriously

4

to refuse; to decline; to deny

2

main thread (of a story)

1

cold (drinking) water

1

very; much; greatly; a lot of

2

torture

7

one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed

2

suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal

1