jpdb beta

maraschino (liqueur)

2

Bloody Sunday (esp. the January 22, 1905 Saint Petersburg incident)

1

Angostura

2

restricted area; security area

2

brandy

2

sleeping medicine; hypnotic; soporific

1

quietness; low noise

1

Scotland Yard

2

double-checking (trans: double-check); countercheck

2

complete lie; outright lie

1

ripper; ripsaw

5

chief; leading; important; prominent

1

showering with blows

1

air pressure (of tires)

1

Moriarty

1

consultation; question; enquiry; inquiry

2

Sherlock

4

within the next couple of days; in a day or two

1

secret accounts; unauthorized accounting; under-the-counter accounting

6

criminal investigation

1

patriotic concern for the future of one's country

1

physician in private practice; (arch.) town doctor; (arch.) doctor who served the townspeople (as opposed to the emperor, a daimyo, etc.)

2

bond; adhesive; glue

2

bitter (flavor); bitter (type of beer)

1

fabrication; put-up job; trumped-up story; frame-up; hoax

1

not covered (e.g. of a sports opponent); unobserved; under the radar; unmarked (e.g. of a product); unlabelled

1

I'm sorry to have kept you waiting

1

to put to trial; to argue in court

1

to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of

1

going unsolved; remaining unanswered

1

to re-examine; to review; to recheck

1

to be set up (completely); to be put together; to be composed (e.g. type)

1

high alert; a state of high alert; on alert

2

to take steps (measures)

1

bribe; secret fund; slush fund; money for bribery

1

the usual; as it always is; said; that (previously-mentioned person or object); (arch.) in the usual way

1

fight; scuffle

1

yard (unit of distance)

6

change (of personnel); reshuffle (e.g. of a cabinet); shake-up; dismissal (e.g. of a minister); replacement

1

chivalrous thief

2

false charge

1

star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)

1

loose (e.g. belt); slovenly; careless; slack

1

central government office; head office; this office

2

rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)

1

taking something out; carrying out; providing money oneself; paying with one's own money; corbel; strengthening under a seam (clothing)

1

confession

2

physical examination; medical checkup; frisking; pat-down; search

1

government office building

1

homes

6