jpdb beta

second place

1

thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward

3

so-so; passable; now, now; my, my

2

one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity

1

due form; official; formality

1

prime location (for offices, housing, etc.); best district (in town); excellent piece of land

1

to become complicated

1

person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff

1

to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand

4

such ... as; or some such

2

to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade

3

to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate

7

to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act as innocent

1

supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being

1

dodgy dealings; monkey business

1

to try and do something; to attempt to do something

4

to tread on thin ice; to go out on a limb; to walk a tightrope; to take risks; (lit.) to cross a dangerous bridge

1

to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone

1

conjunctive particle indicating a cause or reason

1

expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately

1

best; vest

1

far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention

1

just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that

1

in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye

1

top; summit; peak

2

to state one's opinion

2

return; welcome home

1

to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible

2

Pandora's box

2

hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...

1

half past (the hour)

1

magazine article

1

interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)

1

examination; investigation; prosecution

2

District Public Prosecutor's Office

1

indoor; inside the room

1

search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.

1

headquarters; head office; main office

1

the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life

1

press corps

1

to crowd (a house); to throng to (a door)

1

reporter; journalist

2

Ootawara

1

money; cash

3

giving and receiving; transferring; transfer; changing hands

1

bribe; sweetener; douceur

2

one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)

1

report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage

1

management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons

2

reward; honorarium; remuneration

2