jpdb beta

great physical power; animal strength

2

this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that

1

weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73

1

nine o'clock

1

after school (at the end of the day)

2

to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie

1

to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam

2

wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly

1

housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker

1

going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work

1

apparently; appears to be

2

office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)

1

student (esp. a university student)

1

on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead

1

to be conspicuous; to stand out

2

circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances

2

as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all

2

passing by

2

ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity

4

to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into

3

quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to

6

attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation

19

to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for

1

shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext

1

while; even though; despite

7

to step forward; to take a step forward

2

at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway

2

crowd of people

2

passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger

1

presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch

8

perception; intuition; the sixth sense

1

getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate

7

bribe; money under the table

1

dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)

1

brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)

1

to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with

3

knife

21

the opposite direction; the other way

3

to push aside; to push one's way through

2

to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)

1

to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet

1

detour; roundabout way

1

detour; circumvention; turning movement

1

route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)

1

(railway) crossing gate; barrier (at a toll booth, parking lot, etc.)

1

to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted

6

railway crossing; railroad crossing; starting line; scratch; determination; stepping over the edge of the ring

2

one's way; one's path

1

to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off

2

state of emergency; emergency; crisis

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