jpdb beta

mint; mint bureau

5

huge rock; firmness; solidity

2

preparation; provision; defenses; guard; military formation; troop arrangement

1

national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic

1

name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa); Japanese era name

2

scarcity; rarity

2

collector

1

beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly

1

year by year; annually; every year; from year to year

1

ruffian; scoundrel; rogue; rascal; villain; hoodlum

1

to show off; to flaunt

1

near one's knee; (by) one's side; (at) one's hand; place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.); (under) the care (of); territory of a powerful person

1

mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet

1

one's remaining years

1

secret service (intelligence agency); Secret Service (US)

4

Central Intelligence Agency (US); CIA

1

Federal Bureau of Investigation; FBI

1

bodyguard; escort

2

outflow; effluence; efflux; outflow (of people, capital, etc.); drain (of gold, talent, etc. from a country); leak (e.g. of personal information)

1

to reveal by washing the surface; to expose by washing away dirt, earth, etc.; to discover (by investigation); to bring to light; to start washing

1

to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over

1

misfortune; adverse fortune; hapless fate; checkered (life, career, etc.); varied; eventful

1

condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); concentration; condensation (of a vapour or gas)

1

treasure

1

embassy

2

returning (to the authorities); restoring

2

diplomatic channel

1

program (musical, concert, theatrical, etc.); programme

1

ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity

1

to be by far the best; to be much better; to excel; to be exceptional; to be prominent; to be outstanding

1

end of a performance

1

work in a Zen temple (e.g. cleaning, working in the fields)

1

edge of a street

1

to seal up

1

seat (of a chair)

1

government body; government agency

1

organs of the state; machinery of the state

1

ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat

1

to be betrayed; to be brought to grief (by an enemy); to be given a hard time

1

rematch

1

to play a dirty trick; to use underhanded methods; to hit below the belt; to play foul

1

escape; getaway; evasion

1

draw (in competition); tie game

1

fair attack; fair tactics; straightforward approach; standard procedure; established method

1

self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally

1

question mark

1

moonlight; moon; moonbeams

1

full moon

1

silk floss; silk wadding

1

blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe

1