jpdb beta

government office; public office

3

corruption

1

government official

5

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

1

to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for

2

to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable

8

occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally

1

subcutaneous

2

fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet

2

hey!; oi!; ahoy!; I; me

5

brandy

6

to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)

1

gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal

1

order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement

10

to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for

2

number one; first; best; most; game; round

14

inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)

5

to hide; to conceal

7

Western wine and spirits; Western liquor

1

bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial

4

to take out; to drag out

4

does not

2

safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good

5

psoas

1

to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)

8

heredity; (genetic) inheritance

1

why; how

15

father's side of family; paternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)

1

uncle

6

to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by

1

to cough violently; to have a coughing fit

1

to provide momentum; to give a boost to; to encourage; to spur; to stimulate

1

older brother; elder brother

15

it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...

21

neck; head; dismissal; discharge

7

root; joint; base; crotch

4

swelling; bulge; puff

2

to make; to manufacture

2

surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand

1

unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy

1

and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that

2

somewhere; anywhere; in some respects

10

home for the aged; old people's home

6

hateful; detestable; loathsome

2

seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of

10

way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression

6

so much; so; like that

4

area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances

4

to shine; to glitter; to be bright

11

to hate; to detest

2