jpdb beta

privately; with outsiders barred; en famille

1

to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed

1

aim

8

detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation

12

investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey

19

news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements

2

to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp

8

adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)

2

footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)

1

ahead; before; ago

7

stabbing repeatedly

2

trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess

2

dismissal (from a position); discharge

1

to help up; to pick up; to bring safely to land

1

influential man; boss

1

winter

2

ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)

3

to put out; to extinguish

3

to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid

1

ceremony; rite; ritual; service

1

to set up (in high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship

1

chess

1

piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)

1

to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)

1

to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)

1

keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use

1

seizure; confiscation

1

diversion into illegal channels; putting on the black market; selling through illegal channels

2

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

1

head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)

3

syndicate

3

to pick up; to pick out

1

to install (a king, emperor, etc.); to appoint (to a post); to promote; to assign (to study under)

1

washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break

1

to quit (a shady business); to wash one's hands of; to cut one's ties with; to wash one's feet

2

impossible proposition; unreasonable proposal; tall order

1

severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)

3

toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything

4

such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?

1

reliance; trust; faith; confidence

6

bag

24

to take; to carry (something) away; to bear

5

if so; in that case; in that situation

4

way; method; means; resource; course

3

roughly

1

every morning

4

half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)

1

boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)

6

regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly

1

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

1