jpdb beta

pretension; assumption (of a title)

2

guys; fellows

1

to have; to possess

1

legitimate; orthodox; traditional

1

family trouble (quarrel); domestic squabble; internal squabble (over headship rights) in a daimyo family in the Edo period

1

practical business; practical work experience; practicum; practice

2

at your own discretion; as you see fit

3

rebirth; new birth; nascent

24

no problem; no objection; it doesn't matter

1

pontoon bridge; floating bridge; bridge (of a ship)

15

handrail; railing; banister

1

horizon (related to bodies of water)

3

sunset

1

often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to

1

being unfamiliar with a locality; not knowing one's way around; (lit.) not knowing one's right hand from the left; being clueless

1

ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to

1

(sense of) presence; realism; ambiance

1

sense of urgency; feeling of high tension

1

lipstick

1

handkerchief

2

to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in

1

settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards

2

the heat is off; things calm down; the excitement dies down

1

implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation

1

it's probably so; it stands to reason

2

growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing

1

about this time

2

to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively

1

(divine) revelation; divine oracle

1

to wake up (someone; by calling out); to awaken; to bring back (e.g. memories); to evoke; to recall

1

yes it is!; it surely is; certainly

1

meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting

5

linoleum

1

barely; scraping by

2

master; teacher; stable master

1

gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin

1

full-course dinner; multicourse meal

1

measure; step; action

1

point of view

1

sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)

1

professor; teaching; instruction

3

(sink) deeply (into mud, snow, etc.); (thrust) deeply (into a soft object); (involved) too deeply (in a matter, relationship, etc.); drenched; soaked; (arch.) extremely (drunk)

2

old man; old geezer

1

privacy; secrecy; confidentiality

1

tour

1

willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling

1

Princeton

1

(academic) degree

1

biography of a brave fighter; heroic saga; chivalric romance; tale of one's heroism; episode of bravery; acts of violence

2

bad reputation; ill repute; bad name; (arch.) evil deed; (arch.) wrongdoing; (arch.) wrongdoer

1