jpdb beta

the wrongdoer never lacks a pretext; even thieves have their reasons; give the devil his due

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yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh

3

suspicion; charge

1

evidence; proof

2

to be found; to be discovered

1

crime; offence; offense

1

to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)

1

unlawful; illegal; unreasonable; outrageous; unjust

1

to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)

1

besides; in addition; also; moreover

1

minority (i.e. being under age); minor; underage person

1

to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)

1

what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called

1

to hate; to detest

1

to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort

1

to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last

1

tendency; trend; inclination

1

judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of

1

politician; statesman

2

called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...

1

first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least

1

security police; special police; special; TV special; 78-rpm record; standard play (VHS recording speed); SP

1

maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full; at a maximum

1

warning; alarm; alert

1

to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist

1

until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to

6

to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough

1

tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet

2

to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start

3

intuition; instinct; hunch

1

to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in

1

stony mountain

1

to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)

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Nagata-chō (Japan's political center; equiv. of Downing Street)

2

circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral

1

high alert; a state of high alert; on alert

1

to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down

1

strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing

1

atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere

1

to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide

1

hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...

1

House of Representatives (lower house of the National Diet of Japan)

1

plenary session; regular session

1

prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier

1

cabinet ministers

1

to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth

1

counter for people

1

not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned

1

member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress

1

the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life

1