jpdb beta

he; him; boyfriend

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to be able (to); to be possible (to)

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indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm

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if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)

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prison officer; corrections officer; penal officer; prison guard; jailor; warder

10

rising (from one's bed); getting up; getting out of bed

1

about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite

1

one month

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

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Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)

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north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind

6

prison; jail; gaol; penitentiary

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penal servitude; serving time in prison; military service; forced labor; compulsory service

2

number; series of digits

2

right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)

2

intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...

1

stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate

1

beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...

1

all present; all concerned; all of us

4

one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start

2

two; 2

1

to; towards; for

3

to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate

1

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

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Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)

1

summer

1

Shinagawaku

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(public) park

1

Metropolitan Police Department (Tokyo)

2

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

3

three; 3

1

mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh

1

(police) detective; criminal matter

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killing; murder

2

at that time; in those days

1

five; 5

1

anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone

1

rice field

2

was; were

5

that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...

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event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble

9

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

5

being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)

3

surrender (to the authorities); giving oneself up; turning oneself in

2

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

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investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry

1

to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)

1

mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion

2

to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about

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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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