jpdb beta

to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul

3

forced; compulsory

2

unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd

2

to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of

2

to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)

12

lisping; poorly expressed; unclear (wording); imprecise (expression)

1

to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored

19

the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan

1

system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series

2

native

2

fact-finding survey based on interviews; oral survey; interview survey

4

lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child

3

police; police officer; police station

2

statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal

9

clue; lead; key; handhold; hold

1

missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown

4

to be ill; to suffer from; to worry about; to be concerned about; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...

1

role; part; duty

1

immediately following

7

clumsiness; awkwardness; ineptitude

1

show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture

2

entrance fee; admission fee; admission; entrance charge; admission charge

4

Japanese yen

1

sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity

3

discontent and grumbling

1

to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)

3

stairs; stairway; staircase

2

the world; the earth; this world (as opposed to heaven)

1

small build; small stature; petite; small pattern

2

to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat

1

to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled

1

crotch; crutch; groin; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)

1

to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive

2

descent (esp. in skiing); sliding down; downhill (skiing race)

1

to go against; to act contrary to; to run counter to; to deviate from

2

end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap

1

capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace

1

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean

1

everyone; everybody; all; everything; all

22

eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice

27

searching for someone; search for a missing person; searching for a (job) candidate; recruitment; scouting

3

Parisian

1

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean

2

stop bullshitting me; you're fucking kidding me; you're full of shit

1

to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity

1

curiosity; inquisitiveness

7

to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up

2

setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference

1

to not make good use of (e.g. advice); to disregard; to treat as useless; to treat with disdain

1

to hesitate; to waver

2