jpdb beta

rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown

3

hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little

1

police box; koban; alternation; alternating (current, stress, etc.)

3

to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around

1

in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start

2

auntie; older woman

1

pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)

2

in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case

1

area; region

1

to love

1

residence; stay; (job) posting; residential police box; residential police box officer

9

-like; sort of; similar to; resembling

2

to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy

1

police officer; policeman; constable

1

as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...

1

not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)

1

to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)

2

even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing

1

lost property; something dropped and left behind

1

even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...

1

criminal nature; criminality

1

consideration; taking into account

1

search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry

3

conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation

2

concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)

1

won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you

2

good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable

2

blood type; blood group

1

constellation; astrological sign; star sign; zodiac sign

1

to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach

1

the whole country

1

(the police) wanting (someone) for questioning; having (someone) on the wanted list

1

unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected

1

to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into

4

without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory

1

abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning

1

to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon

1

to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)

5

there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much

3

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

2

explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend

2

difficult to ...; hard to ...

1

state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances

3

it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...

2

called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...

3

to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember

3

is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial

1

suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange

2

people

2

to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one

2