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A good lawyer will always zero in on a key piece of evidence.
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jouzu
na adjective, noun
  1. skillful; skilled; proficient; good (at); adept; clever
noun
  1. flattery
na
particle
  1. don't (prohibitive; used with dictionary form verb)
  2. do (imperative (from なさい); used with -masu stem of verb)
interjection
  1. hey; listen; you
particle
  1. now, ...; well, ...; I tell you!; you know (when seeking confirmation, for emphasis, etc.; used at sentence end)
  2. wow; ooh (used to express admiration, emotionality, etc.; used at sentence end)
bengoshi
noun
  1. lawyer; attorney
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
hitotsu
hitotsu
hitotsu
numeric
  1. one
noun
  1. for one thing (often used in itemized lists)
  2. only (after a noun)
  3. (not) even (with a verb in negative form)
noun, adverb
  1. just (e.g. "just try it")
no adjective
  1. some kind of; one type of
no
particle
  1. indicates possessive (occasionally ん, orig. written 乃 or 之)
  2. nominalizes verbs and adjectives
  3. substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases
  4. (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion (often ん)
  5. (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis
  6. (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
kagi
noun
  1. key
  2. lock
  3. key (to a problem); clue
tonaru
expression, godan verb
  1. to become; to amount to
to
particle, conjunction
  1. if; when
  2. and
particle
  1. with
  2. used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
noun
  1. promoted pawn
particle
  1. indicates a question (at sentence end)
naru
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain
  2. to result in; to prove to be
  3. to consist of; to be composed of
  4. to succeed; to be complete
  5. to change into; to be exchanged for
  6. to play a role
  7. to be promoted
godan verb
  1. to do ... (as お+masu-stem+になる, ご+noun+になる, etc.)
shouko
noun
  1. evidence; proof
ni
particle
  1. at (place, time); in; on; during
  2. to (direction, state); toward; into
  3. for (purpose)
  4. because of (reason); for; with
  5. by; from
  6. as (i.e. in the role of)
  7. per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month")
  8. and; in addition to
  9. if; although
matowoshiboru
expression, godan verb
  1. to narrow in (on); to home in; to focus; to target
mato
noun
  1. mark; target
  2. object; subject; focus
  3. point (e.g. of argument)
wo
particle
  1. indicates direct object of action
  2. indicates subject of causative expression
  3. indicates an area traversed
  4. indicates time (period) over which action takes place
  5. indicates point of departure or separation of action
  6. indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
shiboru
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze (esp. 絞る)
  2. to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to extract; to milk; to express milk (esp. 搾る)
  3. to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice)
  4. to extort; to exploit
  5. to chew out; to reprimand severely; to rake over the coals; to give a sound scolding; to tell someone off; to scold; to rebuke (often passive voice)
  6. to drill into; to train
  7. to narrow down (one's focus); to whittle down
  8. to gather up (curtain, etc.); to tighten (drawstring)
  9. to stop down (lens)
  10. to turn down (e.g. radio)
  11. to bend (bow); to draw
  12. to hold down; to constrict; to immobilize

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