jpdb beta

half and half; fifty-fifty

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among these; between these; of these; in here; in this

2

half the number; haploid

1

regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion

1

prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout

1

humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits

1

to make (a promise); to conclude (a contract); to act as a go-between; to act as mediator; to curry favour with

1

remedial measure; countermeasure; counter-measure; relief measure; remedy

1

patterned cloth

1

to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of

3

running one's own business; doing business on one's own; self-employment

1

at once; there and then; immediately

1

to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell

1

to beg; to ask; to request; to invite

1

inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)

1

Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)

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safety division; security division; public peace department

1

who

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lower lip

2

interrogation room; interview room; sweatbox

3

newcomer; new face

1

self-introduction

1

to not believe one's ears

1

relation; connection; relevance

5

drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene

4

advantage; benefit; profit; interest

4

police cell; place of detention; jail

4

to detain; to keep; to lock up; to retain; to leave (letter) till called for

1

deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid

1

weave; weaving; woven item

1

fibre; fiber; textile

1

highlight

2

silk

1

black shirt; blackshirts

1

sweaty; sweat-drenched; covered in sweat

1

idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely

1

hegemony; leadership; initiative

1

police cell; lockup

2

sharpshooting; shooting; sniping; setting a goal and carrying it out

1

to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot

1

to scoop; to ladle out

1

quicksand

1

ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill

1

consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement

2

Yamamoto Kenji (1958.7.1-)

4

foreign-made car; imported car; paddle wheel

6

at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money

1

remembrance; recollection; recognition

2

to cut loose; to act without restraint; to throw off all inhibitions; to go wild

1

Tuesday

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