jpdb beta

to fear; to be afraid of

4

openly (unashamedly) in broad daylight

1

to disappear; to vanish

3

accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank

4

to lose sight of; to miss

1

uproar; disturbance

2

husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)

1

we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)

1

to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan

1

to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb

1

to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair

1

to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)

1

he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing

5

disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding

2

in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability

1

to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)

2

to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance

2

that's a different matter; that's a different story

1

to mount (a horse, bicycle, etc.); to straddle; to sit astride; to span (an area, time, etc.); to extend over; to spread over

1

to hurry; to hasten

1

to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of

3

to employ (as a retainer); to enlist; to engage

1

dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp

2

passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit

1

to take measures (against); to take steps

1

warning; caution; admonition; keikoku (penalty in judo)

2

cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying

2

clue; lead; key; handhold; hold

2

indifferently; paying no attention (to); taking no notice (of)

2

clearing out people (from a room, etc.); ordering people to leave

2

keyhole

1

type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention

1

without trouble; easily; readily

1

there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...

2

box for letters and papers; box used to carry or deliver letters

1

bundle; bunch; sheaf

3

those; they

2

situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances

2

to endeavor (to do); to endeavour; to try hard; to work hard; to strive; to make an effort

2

to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)

1

handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph

2

request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance

3

negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated

1

to write down one after another; to enumerate; to list; to write at length; to write on and on; to go on writing

1

to lure; to invite out

1

absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another; successively

1

kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor

1

to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort

3

foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land

2

to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)

3