jpdb beta

very; extremely; that is

5

languid; weary; listless; melancholy

3

as soon as possible; ASAP

1

things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that

12

telephone receiver; telephone mouthpiece; making a telephone call; receiving a telephone call

2

to shout; to cry (out); to yell; to scream; to clamour

4

to some extent; to a certain extent

4

to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner

2

swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction

1

that; those; the

25

inspector

33

Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation

9

halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked

2

ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying

2

black hair

7

circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle

1

lens

4

to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that

2

serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)

1

(sense of) taste; counter for kinds of food, drink or medicine

1

to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)

1

suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy

5

atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere

12

(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure

4

to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated

3

looks; features

3

slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)

2

to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered

1

attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance

3

sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation; fixing

1

anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z

1

real name

1

birthplace

1

or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still

11

to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint

5

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

3

occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade

7

unqualified; unlicensed; uncertified

16

suspicious-looking; fishy

2

queer fellow; odd fellow; eccentric person; crank; oddball; freak

2

eccentric; crank; weirdo; oddball

3

double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n

3

organized crime; organised crime

1

great difference; big difference; wide margin

2

to suppress (a smile, yawn, etc.); to stifle; to bite to death

1

call; summons; call; invocation; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse)

4

first half

2

(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season

7

every night

4

to cry out in one's sleep (e.g. from having a nightmare); to moan (in anguish) in one's sleep

1