jpdb beta

first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all

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discoverer

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cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating

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to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw

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at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)

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Philippines

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Malaysia

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Southeast Asia

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various countries; various regions; various provinces

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Mafia

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quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord

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Osaka (city)

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Fukuoka (city, prefecture)

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concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy

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principal offence; principal offense; principal offender

5

claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention

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denial; negation; repudiation; disapproval

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gambling

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chasing after women; womanizing

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waste; extravagance

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robbery resulting in death

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crime

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penal servitude; imprisonment with hard labor (hard labour)

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judicial decision; judgement; judgment; sentence; decree

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well-behaved (model) prisoner; trusty (trustee)

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release on bail; parole

3

scoundrel; rascal; villain

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Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF; self-defence force; self-defense force

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to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline

2

robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy

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body; physique; build; stature

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since then; after that

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to tread on thin ice; to go out on a limb; to walk a tightrope; to take risks; (lit.) to cross a dangerous bridge

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swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort

3

crime; offence; offense

5

doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness

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originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible

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to lean over (and cover with one's body); to bend over (someone); to (stand tall and) lean on (someone); to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one

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lack of evidence; insufficient evidence

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penalty; sentence; punishment

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abatement; reduction

2

member of an organized crime group; gangster; mobster; yakuza

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to rub (on); to wipe; to daub; to lay (the blame on someone); to pin; to shift

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to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time

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around ...; or so

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quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off

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to take back; to recapture

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definiteness; certainty

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to become serious; to take something seriously (e.g. a joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (esp. at something trivial); to get worked up

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defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable

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