jpdb beta

intropunitive; self-punishing

1

handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph

2

king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne

1

treasured sword

1

to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer

2

crying oneself to sleep; giving up in frustration; accepting meekly; being compelled to accept a situation

1

retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion

2

to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under

1

not worth considering; out of the question

4

search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry

1

this and that; various things

2

only recently; just of late

1

infancy; childhood; tender age

2

character building; formation of character; personality development

1

great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious

3

to affect; to impact; to influence

1

company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)

1

to run out (e.g. of the room)

1

account (e.g. bank)

5

freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)

6

persistence; single-mindedness

1

reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance

1

occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture

2

banner headline

1

as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible

1

announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known

11

declaration of war; proclamation of war

2

to come to an end; to close the curtain

1

many; numerous; various; large number of

1

local

1

to have repercussions

1

office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)

1

reporter; journalist

8

turning by hand; hand-turned; hand-cranked; preparations; arrangements

1

to do

2

each newspaper; every newspaper

1

credit; claim

1

difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)

3

outspoken; forthright; frank; direct

2

senior; elder; person older than oneself

1

majority

1

to buy stock

2

(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology

1

approval; endorsement

3

moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about

4

shareholder; stockholder

1

skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid

1

ramen restaurant; noodle restaurant

2

street corner

1

shawm-like instrument played by street vendors (sometimes referred to as a flute)

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