jpdb beta

sit-in (i.e. in protest)

2

core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel

3

ball of a finger; finger cushion; pulp of the finger; pad of the finger

1

perfume; scent

1

wondrous; marvellous; uncanny; like a charm

3

everything; all

2

both; together; jointly; simultaneously

1

to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled

2

to provide; to furnish; to equip; to install

1

volume (sound)

1

reporter

2

Securities and Exchange Commission; SEC

7

Securities and Exchange Act

4

suspicion; charge

5

call; summons; 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); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)

1

tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain

3

sun god

4

clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)

2

to soak into; to permeate

1

business trip; official trip

2

despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of

2

document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone

1

scoundrel; rascal; villain

2

report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage

8

convert

1

annoying; provoking

3

secret investigation; private enquiry; private inquiry; reconnaissance; scouting

1

suggestion; hint; implication

1

to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)

2

all facts (of a case)

1

mass communication; mass media

4

politics; government

4

fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute

1

to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing

2

sly; cunning; crafty

1

violation of the law

1

to know shame; to have a sense of shame; to be ashamed

1

stormy and full of drama; many drastic events in the course of events; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes

1

autobiography

6

threat; menace; coercion; terrorism

5

in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces

1

to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with

2

inconvenient

4

erasure; denial; obliteration; ignoring (an opinion)

3

to shed tears

1

cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae

2

flash; instant; lightning (speed)

2

my; one's own; I ...; one ...

1

who; what kind of person

1

to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)

2