jpdb beta

to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)

1

offender; criminal; culprit

1

modus operandi; criminal technique; trick

1

settlement; solution; resolution

2

tax; duty

2

the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality

4

incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person

1

brigand; bandit

1

by sheer strength; by brute force

1

sympathy; compassion; pity

2

management system

1

defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste

2

to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)

1

to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded

2

compared to

1

curse; divine punishment; wrath (of an angry spirit)

1

to speak; to say; to vocalize

2

uncertain; vague; ambiguous

1

detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)

3

work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device

1

gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday

10

fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk

1

raging waves; stormy seas; hardships; troubles; adversities

1

bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely

1

unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy

2

cackling (sound of shrill laughter)

2

absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine

1

tiny; little; wee

1

pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness

1

lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down

2

posture; stance

5

facing upward

2

speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise

2

one by one; each; every; at intervals of

1

intentional; on purpose

1

was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...

1

to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen

1

true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses

3

to make ambiguous

1

in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...

1

very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly

1

who on earth; just exactly who; who the heck

2

memory; sense; experience

2

to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience

2

real image; real form; real-life image; true picture

1

to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival

7

please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give

2

thank you; thanks

2

to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise

1

release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)

2