jpdb beta

clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate

1

fire; flame; blaze

4

to be reduced to ashes; to be cremated

1

saliva; sputum

2

teacup

3

zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)

4

to need; to call for; to require

1

relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)

2

that night; tonight

3

once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning

3

facing upward

2

last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)

3

glad countenance; joyful look

1

to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind

2

chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser

5

just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable

1

support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation

1

both sides

1

to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude

1

furthermore; besides; moreover; in addition; further; above or beyond this

1

detention (usu. during investigation); imprisonment; poundage; custody

2

next day

7

one's person; around one's person

2

eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort

2

one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)

5

closet

1

things at hand; personal belongings

2

to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over

1

prosecutor's office

1

statement; declaration

1

idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely

1

crime; criminal act; offence; offense

7

meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention

3

good idea

1

at the meeting; on the occasion

1

smell (esp. a good smell); fragrance; scent; aroma; perfume

24

police inspector

22

to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone

1

everyone; everybody; all; everything; all

6

mainly; primarily

1

moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)

4

person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head

1

round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm

2

confession

1

filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); cloze deletion (test format)

1

reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)

2

to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude

1

seven times; many times; seventh (interval)

1

to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through

2

fabrication; lie; fiction

1