jpdb beta

appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style

3

to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on

3

so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already

3

riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious

1

here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...

3

the rise of the curtain; opening (of play); beginning (e.g. of an era); opening (festival, event, etc.)

1

to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big

1

bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)

6

to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)

2

(one's) life

3

end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once

1

the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability

1

to enjoy (oneself)

1

three years

8

in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward

9

company; corporation; workplace

9

to rescue from; to help out of; to save

9

and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless

1

finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little

2

to recall; to remember; to recollect

3

revenge

5

to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become

19

it's been a long time; long time no see

1

incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion

1

event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble

8

participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in

4

to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show

2

records; transactions

1

preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)

3

shelf; ledge; rack; trellis

1

to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)

1

part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty

3

rest; break; recess; intermission

1

to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

1

later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant

1

truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth

4

investigation (esp. in academic and scientific contexts)

2

good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial

4

to scan; to look over

1

to be surprised; to be astonished

3

indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that

3

after all; because; but; even; too; as well

4

it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...

6

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

2

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

2

beef

4

fraudulent claim of product origin

3

business world; business circles; (the) industry

1

to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular

1

detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered

1