jpdb beta

to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep

2

to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand

3

to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)

2

kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction; kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor

1

abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping

1

challenger

1

supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor

1

negligence; carelessness; incompetence; mismanagement

1

to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip

2

train; electric train

2

ahem

1

to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride

1

headache

1

map; atlas; chart; plan

1

what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty

3

first-aid kit

1

telescope

1

countryside people (in town); visitor from the country; out-of-towner; country bumpkin (visiting the big city); yokel

1

sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; spectator; viewer

1

heinous

1

selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful

1

city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly

1

photo booth that prints out cards and stickers of the resulting photograph, which are then traded among friends

7

claw crane; arcade game in which a crane is used to pick up stuffed toys, etc.

9

guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival

1

rejection; dismissal

1

increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less

3

to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings

1

regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts

1

you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; a small sacrifice may be necessary to solve a more pressing problem

1

to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)

5

horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise

2

even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on

4

summons; subpoena; citation; summoning (a spirit, demon, etc.); evocation; invocation

2

phone extension; indoor wiring; inner line

3

correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications

4

how long; how far; how much

1

further; above (that); greater (than that); any more

1

noise

1

time lag

1

to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated

3

foreign; abroad; overseas

1

satellite transmission

1

amusement

3

facility; facilities; institution; home (for the elderly, orphans, etc.)

4

second floor; upstairs

6

fullness; completeness; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion

1

to suspect

1

one by one; in detail; minutely

1

beat to death

1