jpdb beta

inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing

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to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing

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somehow; for some reason or other

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since when; from when; how long

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poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful

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desperation; despair; self-abandonment

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especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though

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passing; (person) who happens to pass by; (place) that one happens to pass by; casual (e.g. romance); momentary

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to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float

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as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")

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point in time; occasion

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middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart

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isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words

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to be opposite; to face each other

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serious; important; significant; grave; weighty

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event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble

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suspect (person)

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treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like

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at times; occasionally

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matchless; unequalled; unequaled

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dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; trap; wooden protrusion from a Japanese door frame that fits a hole in the threshold, acting as a lock when closed; conclusion (of a speech, etc.)

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song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry

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(police) detective; criminal matter

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substitution; replacement; shifting; change

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violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement

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station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)

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investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry

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another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking

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record keeper; recorder; archivist

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police officer; policeman; constable

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to encamp; to take up positions

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sketchbook

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pencil

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to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee

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to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize

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gallery; corridor; art gallery; upper gallery (in a theatre); spectators (esp. at a golf tournament)

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to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)

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question; inquiry; enquiry

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six; 6

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birthday

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tension; strain

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to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch

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perfunctory; cursory; passing; chance (e.g. customer); transient; stray

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necessity

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to answer; to reply

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sly; cunning; crafty

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technique

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unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected

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to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)

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December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar

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