jpdb beta

still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least

2

gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail

1

to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp

1

indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very

15

present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing

1

eight; 8

1

nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband

1

though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other

1

central government office; head office; this office

1

search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry

2

one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start

2

section manager; section chief

4

already; too late

2

people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various

1

to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations

1

seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...

1

frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed

1

but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that

6

being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands

1

year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

5

custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example

2

pistol; handgun; revolver

4

disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty

1

to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back

3

if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question

23

trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support

1

be; is; did; (have) done; please; do

18

right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?

2

poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem

3

Island; insula; island; islet

3

Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker

10

father; dad; husband; you; he

3

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

40

shooting to death

2

the real criminal; true culprit

3

proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification

1

only; sole; unique

1

evidence; exhibit

1

so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why

1

now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which

1

Mr (junior); master; boy

1

hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary

1

here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...

5

to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)

2

endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement

4

Chace; Chase

15

you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)

9

to miss (capturing); to fail to catch; to let slip

1

intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy

1

potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability

2