jpdb beta

whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic

3

pose; pause

3

explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring

18

promotion (e.g. sales, etc.); marketing campaign; campaign (election, membership, enrolment, fund-raising, etc.); drive; military campaign; military action

1

seal; sticker

2

counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level

1

mysterious person

1

to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine

3

plate; dish

2

champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero

6

bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel

12

commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner

3

to dirty one's hands

1

waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser

18

client; requester

2

just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable

2

empathy

1

to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)

25

news

1

almost every day; almost daily

1

justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation

11

intention; aim; design

4

concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial

2

act of mercy; helping another person

8

to take someone's life; to kill someone

6

assertion; declaration; affirmation

3

means; is; as for

1

race (of people); type of person

2

lifesaver; person who saved one's life

5

yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration

6

to begin to speak

1

a few years ago; some years back

2

illegal; unlawful

2

adoption (of a person)

2

cover (e.g. for illegal activity); front; Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant); straw raincoat that makes one invisible

2

slave trade; white-slave trade; human trafficking

1

organ trade

2

candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination

3

to sell

6

just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of

1

even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless

1

last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)

1

head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major

3

murder scene

1

offender; criminal; culprit

1

professional

10

modus operandi; criminal technique; trick

3

suspicion; charge

1

even now; still; as yet

3

vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept

1