jpdb beta

hotcake; (American) pancake

8

middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart

3

tuna (edible fish, Thunnus spp.); tunny; Pacific bluefin tuna (edible fish, Thunnus orientalis); dead lay; starfish

4

pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of

2

tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)

4

soy sauce; shoyu

6

seasoning; flavour; flavor

1

tinned tuna; canned tuna

1

to lose one's temper; to throw a tantrum

1

red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red

4

rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt

3

cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery

2

tragic but brave; heroic; grim; pathetic

1

smallish; on the small side

1

to happen to hear; to overhear

1

to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel

1

to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently

1

sour look; surly face; pout

1

public prosecutor

4

well-known; famous; noted; popular; recognized

1

famous school or university

1

Ken'ichi

3

-years-old

1

to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing

2

inferiority complex

1

assembling a criminal case

1

willing to do; prepared

1

mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly

1

able; capable; competent; talented; efficient

3

(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when

1

hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little

1

to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about

1

to be disgusted with; to run out of patience; to fall out of love

1

fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas

2

adulterous partner (in a relationship); adulterous lover

1

rage; fury

1

economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal

1

communist

1

injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity

1

indictment; prosecution; complaint

1

prosecutor's office

1

Special Higher Police (1911-1945); police unit controlling political thought and expression

1

stigma; dishonour; dishonor; infamy

1

to behave violently; to commit violence; to use force

2

to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy

2

violence; mayhem

4

to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line; to step forward (to do); to give one's all

1

to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for

1

jealousy; envy

7

rape; sexual assault

1