jpdb beta

great detective

1

to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important

1

reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre

1

to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)

2

passage

9

to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen

7

perfect; complete

8

to lose one's way; to get lost

2

surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement

1

rain scene; rainy landscape; signs of rain; threat of rain

2

yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill

1

flickering; blinking

1

light bulb

4

in deep black; in jet black

2

warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown

2

to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel

6

since when; from when; how long

4

to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study

1

information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.

2

Japanese-style house

3

difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect

3

situation

2

companion

2

considerably; fairly; quite

4

high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)

9

dead of night; midnight

1

scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs

1

to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate

1

yakuman from having at least 13 han

1

niece

3

run; race

4

straying; wandering off course

1

to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for

1

to come back

7

ghost story

2

basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation

1

loop; band; loop (programming); loop (railway line); time loop; temporal loop

2

to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)

1

(something) despised; (something) made light of

2

mystery; wonder

8

primness; prim person; clear soup; water for rinsing sake cups (at a banquet, etc.)

1

oh; ah

3

intention; aim; design

2

remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively

19

in the ward or borough

2

association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion

2

panic

2

wave; ups and downs

1

to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

5

proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment

2