jpdb beta

to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard

3

our

2

end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part

1

reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety

1

rogue

1

investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking

1

bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh

2

to pour on

3

motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically

2

clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling

1

inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking

1

nose

1

in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all

1

go home; get out

1

idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning

3

labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands

1

as one of

1

true; real; genuine; proper; utter

1

chance; opportunity; occasion

1

suddenly in a bad mood; in a huff; abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly

1

to look away; to turn away

1

to cause laughter; to extract a smile

1

oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!

1

feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)

1

town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)

6

discovery; detection; finding

1

(in spite of) being old enough to know better

1

to be peevish; to sulk; to pout

2

ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front

1

possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely

1

to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder

2

sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible

1

care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude

1

(sense of) presence

1

annoying; noisy

1

displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment

2

catastrophe; cataclysm; collapse (of a relationship); breakup; split (friends, lovers, etc.)

1

figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person

1

control; management (e.g. of a business)

1

wandering (around); roaming; loitering; prowling; hanging around

1

this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent

2

influence; effect; impact

2

to discuss; to talk together

1

to be hard (to do); to be difficult; to require much effort; to be laborious; to be backbreaking; to have trouble (doing)

1

surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard

1

concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy

1

skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme

1

to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)

1

to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)

2

I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one

1