jpdb beta

refined; genteel; graceful; decent

3

good-natured; of good character

1

good-natured; of good character

1

seed-raising; breeding; gathering news

2

searching; hunting for news story; journalist

1

or something

1

time; hour; season; suitable time; opportunity; chance

4

cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying

1

that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there

1

to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired

1

failure

1

side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case

1

civil official

1

to sit for an examination

1

a jewel in a dunghill

1

to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far

1

as soon as; right after

1

height (of a person); stature

2

neither one thing nor the other; (lit.) too short for a belt, too long for a sleeve tie

1

evaluation; appraisal; assessment; judgement; estimation; criticism

1

to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve

2

hesitation; hindrance; washroom

1

to live; to make a living; to get on with

1

peerage (in Japan; 1869-1947); nobility; aristocracy

1

exemplum

1

each; every; all

2

to misstep; to stray

1

watch store; watchmaker

4

silver watch

1

son; punk; brat; penis

1

nickel (Ni)

1

service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services

1

this month

3

to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying

1

store; shop; establishment; restaurant

3

credit; money owed on an account; bill; hanger; holder; in the process of (doing); midway through

2

price; cost; value; worth; merit

1

to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous

1

personal considerations; private circumstances; sincerity; genuineness; actual state of affairs; unvarnished circumstances

1

business morality

3

level; value

1

sample; specimen; pattern; model; example

1

certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable

2

to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)

1

to put (into); to put away (in); to pay (fees, taxes, etc.); to deliver; to accept (a gift or money); to keep (within a limit); to offer (to a shrine, deity, etc.)

1

exemplary

1

on inquiry; if inquiring

1

tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable

4

something like ...; something called ...

1

schoolgirl; female student

1