jpdb beta

forced compliance; coercion; compulsion

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intangible; incorporeal; unreasonable; preposterous; absurd

1

to rub in (e.g. cream into the skin); to grind and mix (e.g. pepper into miso)

1

carefully; closely; very; extremely; have no choice; cannot be helped

2

in a row; in a line

1

edifice; monumental architecture; huge building

2

polish; burnishing; improvement; becoming more skilled

1

to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up

1

signboard with gold or gilt lettering; slogan; motto; main feature; star

1

the press; (in the) newspapers

1

what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well

9

excellent calligraphy; calligraphy

1

(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally

3

police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody

2

detective agency

1

to know thoroughly

1

licensed; chartered; officially allowed; legitimate

1

inside; interior; inner part

3

raining; downpour

1

one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)

2

first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

3

but; however; although

2

manners; courtesy; etiquette

1

to throw one's weight around; to be puffed up

1

tomorrow; near future

3

ownership of leased land where a house is owned by the tenant; rights to real property which is under leasehold

1

surely (not); certainly (not)

1

pistol

3

anesthetic; anaesthetic; narcotic

2

poison

3

silk

2

string; cord; leash; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions

1

junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends

1

among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once

3

civilized nation; civilised nation

1

(national) capital (city); metropolis

1

city

3

high; noble; refined; advanced

2

daytime; during the day; Japan and China; Japanese-Chinese; Sino-Japanese

4

completely out in the open; very publicly; in broad daylight

1

police officer; policeman; constable

6

to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to; to attend

2

spurt of blood; hot-bloodedness; hot blood; ardour

1

fingerprint

2

public prosecutor

1

profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing

3

bitter enemy; mortal enemy; nemesis

2

succession to or inheritance of property

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politics; government

3

diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing

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