jpdb beta

original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal

2

smuggling; contraband trade

1

route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)

1

elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding

1

good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result

6

suspect (person)

2

freedom; liberty

1

to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate

1

shadow; tail; following

1

monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision

1

what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak

1

preference; priority; precedence

2

to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash

1

to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by

2

all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever

1

was

3

to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)

4

should; must; -able; probably; likely

3

telephone call; telephone (device)

2

to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)

1

you

4

at once; immediately; right now

1

in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward

2

name; given name; first name

2

to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)

2

why?; what for?; how?; by what means?

3

like; as if; the same as

1

to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being

2

so much; so; like that

1

great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough

1

natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly

1

old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days

1

Home Ministry; Department of the Interior (US, etc.); Home Office (UK); Ministry of Home Affairs (Japan, pre-1947)

1

so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already

4

who

1

to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to

2

oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)

1

spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention

1

Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker

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that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family

4

to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)

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judgment; judgement; divination; judgement

1

remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively

1

to look down on (someone); to make fun of; to put down; to treat with contempt; to underestimate

1

only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to

1

Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)

3

head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team

7

raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced

2

cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless

2

I; me

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