jpdb beta

Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications

2

crunching; chewing or crushing something hard; hard and crunchy; very skinny; emaciated

1

to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off

1

human relations; personal relationships

3

speaking of; (I told you) already; come on

1

to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist

1

predation; eating prey; preying upon

1

individual; specimen

1

to gush out

1

advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner

1

person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head

1

branch; subdivision

1

research institution

1

in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances

1

to take time

1

what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about

2

estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately

1

at that time; in those days; at that moment; then

1

mixed (e.g. team, chorus)

3

next morning

1

gene; fanzine; zine; jeans

6

information; (brief) notice; letting someone know; first report; initial report

1

confidential information

1

detailed; clear

1

diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)

1

openly (unashamedly) in broad daylight

4

to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered

1

Albert

1

clear; distinct; evident; definite

1

to originate with; to start with; to stem from

1

to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only

1

mission; delegation; transmission

1

contest; competition; struggle; scramble

1

guidelines for action; personal principles

1

throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction

1

business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown

2

to fire a gun; to let off a gun; to loose off a shell

1

closet

1

bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit

2

who the heck; just who

3

black suit; mourning clothes; black-suited staff member (e.g. in restaurant, sex establishment, etc.)

2

absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine

1

taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction

3

to decide the outcome (e.g. game); to be very different; to be sharply contrasted

1

both sides

1

to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue

2

to cause casualties; to result in deaths

1

hot line; hotline

1

concern; interest

1

to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by

5