jpdb beta

underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface

2

financial muscle; economic clout

2

underground (film, theater, etc.); unconventional; alternative; underground (economy, press, etc.); unofficial; illegal

2

(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point

1

a quarrel; argument

1

thundering; roaring; rumbling; booming

1

singing together; singing in union; chorus; ensemble singing; choral singing; chorus

1

within the year; before the year is out

1

urgency; exigency; emergency

1

legal; from a legal standpoint; legally speaking; de jure

1

bribe; secret fund; slush fund; money for bribery

2

to make public

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noncooperation

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high-handed; overbearing

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affection (esp. parental); love; fondness

2

raindrop; (fig.) crying

2

windpipe

1

ghastly; dreadful

1

to jostle; to crowd; to haggle

1

thickly; viscously; stickily; sleepily; drowsily; dozing off

1

intent; intention; bad faith; mens rea (guilty mind)

1

Morinaka

1

indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided

2

determining a speaker's true or hidden meaning; determining a speaker's intentions from his manner of speech; (arch.) divining good or bad luck from listening to someone

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(husked grains of) rice

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trisect

1

paltry; trifling; piddling; stud; small protuberance

3

surrender (to the authorities); giving oneself up; turning oneself in

4

to be thrown in jail; to be locked up; to be put in the slammer; to be burdened with (e.g. someone else's debt); to be saddled with; to be stuck with

2

to gain nothing; to be of no benefit; to be no use; to be unprofitable

2

recommended sentence; prosecution's demand for punishment

1

death penalty; capital punishment

1

life imprisonment; imprisonment for life; indefinite imprisonment

1

economic behavior; economic activities; economic act

1

release; liberation; acquittal

1

making off with (something); absconding; stolen; absconded (with)

1

mannequin

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displaying money (to prove that one actually has it)

1

mysterious death

1

matter for the police; brush with the law

2

destruction of evidence

1

seeing eye to eye; reaching an agreement; coinciding in opinion

1

final coat (of paint, plaster, varnish, etc.); finish; glazing; adding more of the same (of something negative, e.g. shame)

1

water pistol; squirt gun; water gun

1

wise saying; famous saying; witty remark

1

southern country; southern provinces; southern lands

1

to make good use of; to use to one's advantage

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mercilessly; ruthlessly

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course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit

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profiting while others fight; (lit.) fisherman's profit

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