jpdb beta

hindsight-based opinion

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excuse; pretext

1

as a matter of fact; to tell the truth

1

(on) one's own; (by) oneself

1

criminal investigation; prosecution; examination; investigation

2

extreme sadist; very sadistic

1

guess; speculation; supposition

1

to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention

1

as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for

1

fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge

1

rejection; dismissal

1

to answer a question

1

to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps

2

to commit a crime; to commit a sin

2

confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)

1

conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; strikingly; outstandingly; especially

1

without a moment's delay; at once; immediately; instantly; promptly; without hesitation

1

self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency

1

ruin; destruction; fall

1

being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback

1

to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)

1

to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to

1

to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded

1

bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely

1

who; what kind of person

2

call; summons; call; invocation; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse)

1

to respond; to answer; to accept (an invitation, offer, etc.); to comply with (a request, etc.); to suit; to match

1

meeting place

1

to need; to demand; to take; to require

1

to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)

2

to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after

1

to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts

1

scruff of the neck

1

steel trap; foothold trap; bear trap

3

to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out

1

astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast

1

to roll about with laughter; to be convulsed with laughter; to laugh one's head off

1

to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)

1

to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on

1

to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)

1

pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear

3

to cease; to stop; to be over

1

failure; mistake; blunder

1

without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily

1

last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)

1

to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious

1

aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad

2

pen

2

to single out

1

card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; card; program

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