jpdb beta

to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)

1

substitution; replacement; shifting; change

1

signature move (assoc. with a martial artist, wrestler, etc.); finishing move

1

poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite

2

jersey (fabric); jersey; (sports) uniform top; sweatsuit; tracksuit; Jersey (cattle)

1

to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear

3

departure; leaving; setting off

3

to fall ill; to be taken ill

1

granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman

1

tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony

1

to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down

6

astringency; tartness; austere elegance; elegant simplicity; subdued style

1

new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date

5

day before yesterday

3

to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project

1

single word; a few words; brief comment

1

to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known

1

cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible

3

lump (of flour, etc.); clump (of ground meat, etc.)

1

reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect

5

always; all the time; never; usual; regular

6

without

1

circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money

2

above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)

6

selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases

1

to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound

10

scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops

4

black tea

4

portion of food

1

question; query

2

Battle of Nagashino (1575)

1

originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)

2

country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competition in which there are several evenly matched participants; hotly contested game (match, market, etc.)

3

military commander

4

uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)

1

all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical

5

quarrel; dispute; argument

1

tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet

1

to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted

10

to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off

5

each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn

2

experience

5

to complement

1

to come of age; to become an adult; to become fully qualified; to stand on one's own

1

meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet

1

absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic

2

nutrition; nourishment

1

balance

1

worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering

1

something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another

2