jpdb beta

thread; yarn; string

2

to collapse into; to flop onto

2

taxi

1

(one's parents') home

2

to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)

1

to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor

1

confinement

4

true character; true heart; true spirit

1

affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders

1

home; family; household

2

circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs

4

Minister of Justice

2

source; origin

1

present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing

1

to be surprising; to be shocking; to be jaw-dropping

1

awesome; incredible

1

to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide

2

that is to say; so that means

1

Japanese government

1

to make an enemy (of); to antagonize

2

to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something

1

if one is unlucky; if one is careless

1

social; societal; societary

1

erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion

2

bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly

1

what would (you) do?; what to do about it

1

prompt decision; snap judgement; snap judgment

1

that's true; of course; obviously

1

unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd

1

to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with

1

to look after; to take care (of); to favor; to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on

1

what's the best thing to do?; what to do?

1

far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention

1

to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to

1

strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm

2

defense; defence; guard; policing; security

3

collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally

3

choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion

1

back; behind; rear

2

to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder

1

short hair

1

glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination

2

hat; cap

1

disguise; masquerade

1

to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)

3

recently; lately; these days

1

as far as I know

1

something; some kind of; for some reason

3

moment; brief space of time

1

tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst

1