jpdb beta

to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent

3

immediately; promptly

1

seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting

1

to manipulate puppets; to pull wires

1

showy; loud; flashy; gaudy

2

to misread; to read wrongly; to misinterpret

1

cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless

1

focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; point of view; viewpoint

1

third-rate; third-class

1

in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another

1

of course; certainly; naturally

3

to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business

1

three; three years of age

3

to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander

1

to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then

1

vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy

2

testimony; (verbal) evidence

3

corner; nook

2

in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh

1

how many people; a number of people

2

lone criminal; sole perpetrator; crime carried out by one person

1

assumption; supposition; hypothesis; supposition

2

limit; restriction

2

independent action; acting alone

1

to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to

5

secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent

3

ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right

2

mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance

2

it's probably so; it stands to reason

1

to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)

2

when; at what point

3

arriving at work late as if one were an executive; (lit.) management attendance at work

1

to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)

2

the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; all around; here and there; four sides (of a square)

1

to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)

3

to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify

1

bare hand; empty hand

2

victim; injured party; sufferer

2

(opening of a) wound; cut

2

sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute

3

absolutely necessary

1

esthetics; aesthetics

2

called; known as; that; to say

4

to be the case that

2

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

1

to be found

1

nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not

5

to stir well; to mix thoroughly; to interrupt (with a joke, sarcastic remark, etc.); to butt in (with a facetious comment); to make fun of (what someone says)

1

truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth

2

proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification

4