jpdb beta

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

1

closing; closure; shutdown; lockout

1

what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well

1

mystery

4

author; writer; novelist; artist

4

perfect crime

3

law; act; method; mood; dharma; law

1

strict observance; rigid adherence; scrupulous compliance

1

Japanese society

1

indictment; prosecution; complaint

1

reality; actuality; hard fact

4

great detective

1

fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead

2

several steps; much (better, higher, etc.); several cuts (above)

1

knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance

1

what the?; what's going on?; what's this?

1

method; way; manner; process; procedure; means

5

accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right

2

to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only

1

fiction

1

meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object

1

member; the membership

2

futures; credit (buying); stretching; total (preceding counter, unit, etc.); aggregate

1

idea

1

to be able (to); to be possible (to)

6

direct; immediate; personal; firsthand

1

good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response

1

important; essential; significant; major; key; principal

4

in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to

1

Pygmalion (in Greek mythology); Pygmalion (play)

1

meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet

3

to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away

1

store; shop; establishment; restaurant

1

is that so?

2

to hate; to detest

2

satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client

1

woman

2

novel; story; (work of) fiction

11

oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha

4

the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)

1

way of calling (something or someone)

1

wine

1

red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red

1

waiter

2

to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)

1

rude; impolite; mannerless; snotty

1

first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

5

dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour

2

modus operandi; criminal technique; trick

16

(giving) instruction (esp. in the secrets of an art, discipline, etc.); initiation; teaching; passing on; imparting

1