jpdb beta

in comparison to; rather than

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police officer

2

number of times; frequency; count

1

former convict; old offender; ex-convict; person with a criminal record

2

after that; afterwards; thereafter

2

thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected

4

this

1

stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving

1

trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support

2

salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse

1

to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with

2

plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)

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.)

2

(please) look; see; (please) try to do

1

feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about

1

to slap; to strike; to spank

1

to be in a fit (of anger); to rage

1

to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan

3

worst; worst-case (scenario)

1

extreme; extremity

1

even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that

2

to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK

2

to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only

1

last resort

1

feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection

1

to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home

2

shh!; sh!; shoo!

1

bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)

2

art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance

3

equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)

2

hazy; dim; faint; minced fish or meat that is seasoned and fried

1

captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)

1

once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone

5

half day

1

to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)

2

program (musical, concert, theatrical, etc.); programme

1

to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)

4

to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough

1

getting tired of; getting sick of; getting bored with; getting fed up with

1

staying somewhere else (overnight); spending the night away (e.g. from home); going home (e.g. from hospital) for the night; sleepover

2

sleepover; overnight stay

1

meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club

1

to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away

4

fool; idiot; simpleton

3

full of; brimming with

1

having a meal (before doing something); fortifying oneself with a meal

1

few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom

4

in that manner; like that

1

suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy

3

to walk

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