jpdb beta

black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator

4

to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do

1

police officer; cop

1

to meet; to assemble; to congregate

1

affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders

1

going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob

3

crying oneself to sleep; giving up in frustration; accepting meekly; being compelled to accept a situation

2

upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere

2

to spend money

1

shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing

1

to dig up; to expose; to disclose

1

finally; in the end; on top of all that

1

boycott

1

finding fault (with); being picky

1

resignation

1

to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice

1

injury; harm; danger

1

to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)

2

to straighten oneself; to straighten one's clothes and one's posture; to adopt a more serious attitude

1

retirement; resignation

1

even if; even though; wow

1

to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over

1

establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)

9

Otoko Wa Tsurai Yo (long-running series of Japanese comedy movies)

1

perfectly round; perfectly circular

1

current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present

1

well connected; well known; having a large, diverse circle of acquaintances

1

to be well-known

2

(starting) from nothing; from scratch

2

pessimism; disappointment

1

hind foot; hind-legs

1

sand; grit

1

short term; short time

1

feeling of tragic heroism; feeling of grim resolve; sense of determination

1

to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together

1

perpetrator

1

to take to task; to take it out on

1

bright; cheerful

2

in that respect; on that point; in that regard

1

moment to quit; way to quit

2

fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk

1

traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless

1

rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion

3

attentively; with great attention to detail (e.g. when teaching); patiently

1

to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire

1

pouring one's energy into; focusing one's efforts on; concentrating on; committing oneself to

1

premature

1

vocational school; technical school

2

coach

1

to shake off; to throw off

1