jpdb beta

agency; agent; answering (the door, phone, etc. on someone's behalf); ushering in (a visitor); passing on (a message); conveyance

2

to suspect

1

slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)

1

oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!

4

thief; robber; burglar; bandit

2

one's field of expertise; one's strong area

1

hey!; say!; I say!; I; me

5

remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)

2

to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)

4

investigation; research; looking something up

1

followers; subordinates; being under someone's command

2

diviner; fortune teller; soothsayer

5

to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away

5

outside world; physical world

1

dying while traveling; dying while abroad

1

to disappear; to vanish; to bolt; to go into hiding

1

close aide (of a powerful person); close associate; entourage; attendant; retainer

2

thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...

5

complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression

1

(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)

1

arrangement; preparations; search (by police)

3

temporary; transitory; short-lived

2

to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by

4

astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum

1

each other; one another

2

profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing

1

involuntarily; reluctantly; against one's inclination; against one's will; as a matter of unpleasant necessity; despite oneself

1

to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate

2

the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it

5

to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial

1

one country; the whole nation; the whole country; stubborn; obstinate

1

cross-national

1

tacit approval; tacit permission; connivance; acquiescence; toleration; overlooking

1

foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land

3

serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis

1

in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case

1

to weigh on one's mind; to worry one; to be concerned about

1

sequel of a story

1

to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)

9

so; therefore; and; (and) then

2

unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm

1

underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly

1

some people; a number of people; several people; a few people

1

essential; important; crucial; vital; main

1

that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there

1

to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range

1

traces; evidence

1

empire; Empire of Japan

1

to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange

1

south

2