jpdb beta

partner; pal; accomplice

2

to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine

1

just how; how (dare you)

1

in succession; one after another

2

troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle

2

unlucky year; critical year; year (esp. age 25 and 42 for men, 19 and 33 for women) that is considered unlucky (orig. in Onmyōdō); bad year; annus horribilis

1

last year

3

smuggling oneself into a country; illegal immigration

1

adds force or indicates command

10

thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...

2

unemployment; losing one's job; becoming unemployed

1

complaining; nitpicking

1

to complain; to make a complaint

1

still (continuing); as ever; further

3

not knowing when to let go (give up, etc.); unwilling to resign; having lingering attachment; regretful

1

grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering

2

(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups

3

genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional

1

admonition; remonstrance; expostulation

1

scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding

1

to give; to do (something) for

1

breath; breathing; tone; mood

3

to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up

3

at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion

9

to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)

2

receiver

2

(telephone) call; (telephone) ring; shout; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call); call money

2

to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)

3

comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)

7

actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set

3

chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives

8

to switch off; to turn off

1

to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with

3

to be lazy; to be slack; to feel dull; to feel languid; to feel listless

1

tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe

2

police inspector

10

(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze

2

cause of death

2

foreign-made car; imported car; paddle wheel

1

similarly; same (idea); same (name)

4

death from prostration; death from emaciation

3

external wound; (physical) trauma

5

assistant inspector

1

sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)

2

to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on

1

pose; pause

4

to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)

4

son

1

unnatural death; accidental death; violent death

4

body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field

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