jpdb beta

celestial bodies; stars

1

North America

1

colonial period

1

to become rampant; to be rife

1

witch hunt (persecution of people accused of witchcraft); witch hunt (persecution of people considered a danger to society)

1

Protestant

1

clergyman; churchman; clergy

1

reconciliation (between warring nations); (making of) peace

2

grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely

2

organic; coordinated; working in a coordinated fashion

1

leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader

1

mid-air breakage; mid-air disintegration

1

Los Angeles police department; LAPD

1

top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile

1

winning over; placation; gentle persuasion

1

brainwashing

1

end; tip; extremities; rank and file; part of an organisation furthest from the centre

1

city police; municipal police

1

(police) detective; criminal matter

1

to escape death; to be saved from death

1

to fight each other; to clash

2

terrible; terrifying; dreadful; astonishing; astounding; staggering

2

ornamentation; embellishment; decoration; modification; qualification

1

figurative expression; metaphorical expression

1

most suitable; optimum; optimal; best

2

law; rule

1

heretical religion; damaging religion; heresy

2

grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive

1

hard to understand; Byzantine fashion

1

decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment

1

to be conceited

1

stubborn person; obstinate person; pig-headed person

2

hard to get; hard to come by

1

comrade in arms; war buddy; fellow soldier

1

laborious; arduous; strenuous; painstaking; trying; taxing

1

to kill one's enemy (opponent)

1

double-edged sword

1

months and years

2

most interesting part (of a story); climax; good part; scenic spot; beautiful place

2

writing materials

1

to be in disorder; to lie scattered around

1

six-chambered (revolver)

1

big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity

1

diameter

1

revolver

2

manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; maker (person or device that makes something)

1

manufactured goods; finished goods; product

1

forging

2

one leaf (of a book bound in Japanese style); one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. a gun, scissors, spade, hoe, inkstick, palanquin, candle, jinrikisha, shamisen, oar); one chō (unit of distance, approx. 109.09 m); one game; one task

2

elf

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