jpdb beta

in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth

2

one year and a half

1

far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)

1

to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress

1

rather than (do ...)

1

Ōita (city, prefecture)

1

better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth

3

to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall

2

crime; offence; offense

1

tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of

4

hence; for that reason

1

settlement; solution; resolution

2

weak person; the weak

3

to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)

2

to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue

5

gang; gangster

1

to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like

1

striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around

1

police; police officer; police station

1

to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power

1

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

1

bail; releasing on bail

1

growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe (esp. regarding something bad); increasing

1

since when; from when; how long

4

irritation; annoyance; frustration

5

domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)

9

compulsory education

1

joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing

1

by sheer strength; by brute force

2

parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner

4

a long time ago

2

rehabilitation; remaking one's life; rebirth; regeneration; coming back to life; revival

3

to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)

1

followers; hangers-on

1

humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits

1

to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer

1

at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn

1

sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing

1

to behave violently; to commit violence; to use force

2

ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)

2

junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school

1

junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school

1

third-year student

1

to divert; to distract

1

to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb

1

dispute; resistance

1

treachery; betrayal; perfidy

1

on a routine basis; regularly; habitually

1

violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism

2

smoky; awkward; ill at ease

1