jpdb beta

friend; acquaintance

1

to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question

1

now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which

2

someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person

1

society; the world; the times

2

human experiment; human experimentation; experiment on a living person

2

bill (at a restaurant); check

1

to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell

2

to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)

1

mass communication; mass media

3

title

1

late at night

1

clandestine meeting

3

to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to

1

interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party

2

to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in

4

daily publication; daily issue

1

Every

1

reporter; journalist

2

article; news story; report; account

2

sale; offering for sale; release (for sale); launch (product)

1

topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news

1

impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)

1

to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet

1

developer

2

woman

1

dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)

1

performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)

1

use; service; purpose

1

such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of

2

going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob

2

extinguishing a fire; (Edo-period) fireman

1

to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block

1

to pin a crime on

4

killing two birds with one stone; serving two ends

1

distant thunder

1

intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex

1

trick

5

to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter

1

jute bag

1

opposite side; opposition

1

drum (e.g. oil, gasoline); metal barrel

5

to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind

1

to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might

1

Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)

1

half

1

small; little; tiny

1

to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)

1

little by little

2

to go out and away; to leave

1