jpdb beta

local authority; local government; locality; local self-governing body; municipality

1

rightly or wrongly; by all possible means

1

to capture; to seize; to plunder

1

election; selection; choice

2

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

7

(world of) politics; political world; political circles

2

young master; son of a high-ranking person

1

tsk; tut; shoot; chirp

1

with an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain

1

opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows

3

open secret

1

actually; really

1

surgeon

5

small; little; tiny

4

to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege

1

city

4

to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out

1

care; precaution; guarding; caution

1

to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep

1

showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay

1

ocean

3

doctor; physician

1

board chairman

5

middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly

1

constant; invariable; chronic; everlasting

2

form; shape; figure; visage

2

job transfer; job relocation; intra-company transfer

1

signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name

1

one theory (opinion); another theory (opinion)

1

consolation money; solatium; reparation; damages; settlement

1

token (effort); something done for form's sake

1

self restraint; moderating one's behaviour; penitence; confinement to one's home; house arrest

1

number; amount

1

charge (of something); matter in one's charge; (one's) assignment; (one's) job

1

suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort

1

to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate

1

to serve; to work for; to attend

1

beloved; dear

2

pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person

3

long time; long interval; for quite some time

1

endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint

1

(political) power; authority; influence

1

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

1

municipality; local government; self-governing body; autonomous body

1

certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord

1

large hospital; major hospital

1

though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless

1

then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so

1

capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace

1

to refuse; to decline; to deny

1