jpdb beta

to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case

3

first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

1

to accept; to receive; to agree

1

winning over; placation; gentle persuasion

1

to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for

1

have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than

1

obedient; docile; quiet

1

indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that

4

to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress

2

please; somehow or other; one way or another

1

senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer

1

irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate

1

how; in what way; by what means

1

arrest; apprehension; capture

1

to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate

1

useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point

1

to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for

1

hostage

6

voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)

1

analysis

2

20 years old

1

plus-minus; +-

1

young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small

1

fanatic

1

readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation

1

to feel; to sense; to experience

2

parting; farewell

1

mother

12

one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself

4

to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture

2

potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability

2

to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)

1

surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid

3

desperation; despair; self-abandonment

1

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

1

Ministry of Justice

1

to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)

1

Toukyoukouchisho

1

interview

2

contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation

1

one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances

3

excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you

2

was

2

we

1

work; job; labor; work

3

ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only

4

(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)

1

we; us

1

settlement; solution; resolution

2

this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")

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