jpdb beta

splash; plop

1

press club; correspondents' club

1

how could I (you, etc.) ...?; how dare you (they, etc.) ...; how can you have the nerve to ...?

1

to wear the mantle of (borrowed) authority and misuse it

1

job (responsibility) of a section

1

Democratic Liberal Party (1948-1950)

1

sprain; twist; wrench

1

life imprisonment; imprisonment for life; indefinite imprisonment

1

rival candidate; opposing candidate

1

false charge; false accusation; misrepresentation

1

to attempt suicide

1

to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)

1

(television, radio, etc.) receiver

1

concealment; suppression; hiding

1

ornamental garden stone (seemingly placed randomly to give the garden a more natural appearance); garden rock; sacrificed stone (in go); sacrifice (e.g. career, reputation); stones used in a foundation; riprap

1

gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester

1

(the crime of) murder

1

timewasting; killing time

1

ciao

1

(in the) same boat; (sharing a) common destiny

1

universal serial bus; USB

1

to sniff out; to get wind of

1

to carry out a scheme

1

to acquire a position; to hold an appointment

1

parliamentarian; member of a congress

1

to create a debt in one's favor (e.g. by doing someone a favor); to create an obligation in one's favor

1

to have an acute sense of smell; to have a good nose (for bargains, something amiss, etc.); to have a keen nose; to have an ability to quickly uncover things

1

running (for election); coming forward as a candidate; going on horseback; going in person; (arch.) letting out a horse; (arch.) taking out a horse

1

leaving everything up to someone else

1

to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch

1

pangs of conscience

1

to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent

1

brandy

1

to besmirch; to sully

1

answering machine; answer phone

1

to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant

1

son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world

1

promptly; quickly

1

freely; impudently; brazenly; shamelessly; however one wishes

1

examination; investigation; prosecution

1

cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky

1

to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle

1

kitchen door; back door; service door; host's entrance to a tea-ceremony room

1

narration

1

to pay back a debt; to have one's revenge; to settle a score; to get back at someone

1

to drive mad; to make insane; to cause a malfunction; to put out of order; to derail (a plan, etc.)

1

diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)

1

to fire from a job

1

insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance

1

gun

1