jpdb beta

life on the run

1

separate case; another matter

1

waste; extravagance

1

(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit

3

tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping)

2

geta; Japanese wooden clogs; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character

4

(at) high speed; as fast as one can; with lightning speed

2

(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)

6

lattice; latticework; window bars; grid; grating

1

pursuer; pursuing party; posse

10

elaborate; delicate; exquisite

1

security firm; security company

2

alarm

1

leaping over multiple steps in stairs (e.g. when in a hurry)

2

mannequin

13

to draw around (e.g. a curtain); to drag around; to take (someone) around; to parade around; to order about; to lead

1

chain-link fence; wire mesh fence

1

(suffering) damage; injury; harm

10

judgment; judgement; discernment

1

characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-

3

fighting scene; scene of carnage (bloodshed); location of the fight between the Asuras and Shakra; difficulties (in a love relationship); crunch time (esp. for cartoonists)

1

repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption

1

rich person

1

to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)

3

colour loss (color)

2

difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress

1

I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal

1

lender; creditor; landlord

1

one's physical safety; personal security

3

to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)

4

interior; inside; internal

5

exit and entrance

1

dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined

2

amusement park

2

parade

1

prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout

1

to run through; to run past

1

puppet; marionette

7

to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest

8

to swarm; to gather

2

razor

2

to cut at; to slash at

5

to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest

1

child; small person; dwarf; midget; narrow-minded person; mean person

1

relocation of the capital; transfer of the capital

1

Gulliver; preeminent example of its kind

1

reinforcement (e.g. of troops)

3

life-size; life-sized; true-to-life; faithful (depiction); realistic

1

old gentleman; elderly gentleman

2

shop; store

3