jpdb beta

immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing

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the real criminal; true culprit

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to find out; to discover; to locate

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to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together

2

four

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concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy

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immediate reply

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the underworld

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to build (a nest); to nest; to haunt (a place); to hang out (somewhere)

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affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella

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common name; popular name

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sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical

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influence; power; might; strength; potency; force

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union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)

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hostility; antagonism; opposition

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crime syndicate; criminal syndicate

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one by one; one after another; successively

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absorption; suction; attraction

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(being) within range (radio, commuting, etc.); (being) within the sphere (e.g. of influence)

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

2

one large ...; a great ...

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conglomerate

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growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)

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impossible; unlikely; improbable

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for example; for instance; e.g.

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Hungaria

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Courland

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Riga (Latvia)

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remote region; frontier (district); border(land)

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I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but

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middle

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wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely

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government; administration

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always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively

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intervention

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rooting up (weeds, etc.); eradication; rooting out; stamping out

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craving; longing; thirsting

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elegy; funeral song

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professional killer; hit man

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unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very

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family circle; one's circle (of friends, co-workers, etc.); private matters; internal affairs; conservative (e.g. estimate); moderate

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to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)

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chestnut (horse coat color)

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sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment

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strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough

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grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man

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to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on

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to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard

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nun; bitch; Amagasaki, Hyogo; Amazon (online retailer)

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to get information out of a person; to begin listening

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