jpdb beta

surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality

1

flour; meal; powder; dust

1

water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating

1

flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)

2

visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern

1

pointing down; pointing downward; (market) decline; downturn; downward trend

1

of bad omen; ill augur; boding evil; bad fortune

1

Kabukichō

3

shooting to death

2

anguished; distressed; worried; horny

2

tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing

1

injection; jab; shot

1

stimulant (e.g. psychoactive drugs like methamphetamine, ritalin, etc.)

3

poisoning; addiction

1

hard-boiled (person, style, etc.); tough; hard-boiled fiction

1

one meaning; primary importance; primary significance; a reason; a truth

1

silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank

11

meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club

14

members; member; constituent

1

bothersome; tiresome; bother to do

5

raid; attack; assault

1

yakuza group

6

these guys; these fellows

1

person involved in a gang; person with gangster associations; yakuza member

3

to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce

1

four

1

Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)

1

foreign affairs

1

special investigation

1

party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit

1

international; diplomatic intercourse

1

criminal investigation department; CID; criminal investigation section

1

small arms

1

medicines; drugs

1

measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy

2

class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-

2

to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple

1

organized crime; organised crime

1

espresso (coffee); expresso

3

shame; embarrassment; disgrace

1

to get angry

1

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

2

to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)

2

concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works

2

carrying (on one's person); taking with one

5

to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead

1

to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with

1

usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant

4

instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for

1

to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)

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