jpdb beta

to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)

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the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...

2

railway crossing; railroad crossing; starting line; scratch; determination; stepping over the edge of the ring

1

sound; noise; (musical) note; fame

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Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker

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imperial palace; shrine; Grand Empress Dowager; Empress Dowager; woman of imperial lineage who has borne a child; elderly woman of imperial lineage

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centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government

2

station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)

3

going along voluntarily to be questioned by police

2

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

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to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for

1

yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh

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by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency

1

to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)

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

2

possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely

1

black; black stone; guilt; guilty person

1

to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)

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tree trunk; bole; backbone; base; foundation

1

serial murders

3

event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble

17

stone bridge

5

to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)

1

too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as

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old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly

10

undetermined manner of death; suspicious death

2

death; dying; mortality

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Ōtsu (city in Shiga)

14

... years old; age (of) ...

2

year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

4

March; third month of the lunar calendar

3

10th day of the month; ten days

4

afternoon; p.m.

3

eleven o'clock

1

(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season

2

alone; by oneself; on one's own

1

to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)

1

one's home; one's house

1

total destruction by fire; being burned down

2

(dead) body; corpse; remains

1

discovery; detection; finding

1

beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially

1

mere; simple; sheer

1

accidental fire; fire caused by negligence; misfire; failure to ignite

1

by means of; due to; because of; according to

3

conflagration; fire

4

processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal

2

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

1

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

6

be; is

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