jpdb beta

paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement

2

to hide oneself

7

indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very

10

to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)

3

going around; patrol; round; tour

9

to be bulky; to be unwieldy; to grow voluminous

3

crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe

5

main street

1

robber; mugger; robbery; burglary

10

side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway

1

to open a business

2

to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)

11

shadow

2

links; lynx

2

privately run store; one-man business; mom-and-pop store

1

to push in; to force into; to break in (e.g. into a house); to intrude

2

usurpation; taking back; dispossession

5

success rate

9

to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of

12

five-storied; quintuplicate; fivefold

2

to be crowded; to be packed; to be jammed

2

to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for

2

the spirit of curiosity

1

exposing fully; uncovering completely; being in full view; putting on display; not disguising

1

regulation; control

8

view; outlook; prospect

1

to steal (from a person)

4

group of thieves

1

to cultivate; to foster

8

criminal act

3

to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly

3

illegal act

1

prize money; reward

8

thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)

6

cause for headaches; pain in the neck; source of worry

2

it's probably so; it stands to reason

4

failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)

1

isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine

2

just like

12

facing; opposite; across the street; other side

1

bullet hole; bullet mark

1

sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly

3

to look old; to become musty; to wear out

2

everybody; every last one of them; all

5

bodyguard; bouncer; bar (e.g. on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence

2

prajna (wisdom required to attain enlightenment); noh mask of a grinning, horned demoness (represents a woman's rage and jealousy); family crest designed after the Hannya noh mask; dreadful face (esp. of a woman driven mad by jealousy); terrifying facial expression

1

as always; as usual

3

to run a shop; to have a shop

1

lack of sleep; insufficient sleep

8

below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin

9