jpdb beta

news; word; tidings; omen

1

to lend an ear to; to listen to

1

broke; poor; short; skint; having no money

1

selection by the state (esp. of a defense lawyer); appointment; assignment

2

the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality

1

to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul

1

disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position

1

prison; penitentiary

4

the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket

1

meaningless; pointless

1

even now; still; as yet

1

being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering

1

retrial; reopening of a case; review; reexamination

2

country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)

1

compensation; reparations; indemnity; damages

1

intelligence gathering; information gathering

1

some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort

2

this world; this life; world of the living

2

judicial decision; judgement; judgment; sentence; decree

1

presumption of innocence

1

presumption; assumption; estimation

1

point in time; occasion

1

that; the matter in question

1

subordinate person

1

suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption

1

eye-witness; witness

2

to wash again; to reconsider

1

I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately

1

official divorce registration papers

1

to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)

1

official in charge; person in charge

1

to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on

1

to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit

1

opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse

1

to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut

1

to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy

2

unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement

2

natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary

1

to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder

1

there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when

1

otherwise; or else; if not

1

bill; handbill; flier; flyer; leaflet; poster

1

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

1

return; welcome home

1

cabinet minister

4

adhesion; conglutination; collusion; collusive relationship

4

to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle

2

directly; in person; firsthand

1

to operate; to clean up; to inquire (into); to take drastic measures

1

mediator; go-between; middleman

1