jpdb beta

willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord

3

to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into

1

to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully

1

gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin

1

stillness; silence; quiet; hush; calm; serenity

1

to feel at ease

1

self-possessed; calm

1

to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel

1

complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression

1

junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school

1

Buddhism

1

education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education

1

platoon

1

discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance

1

duty; obligation; responsibility

1

physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)

1

(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied (e.g. physics, linguistics, research)

1

cavalry; cavalryman; trooper

1

as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...

1

ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill

1

mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends

1

(reciprocal) communication; (coming to a) mutual understanding

1

smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious

1

regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate

2

squad; section; (naval) division; detachment

1

strict; hidebound; inflexible; being a stickler for the rules; sticking hard and fast to the rules

1

formal; stiff; strict; ceremonious

1

so to speak

2

within the limits (framework, boundaries, price, etc.)

1

to be frank; to drop all pretense

1

now that; since; so long as; because

1

to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up

1

(one) flag

1

class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate

1

mounted bandit (esp. in north-east China from the end of the Qing dynasty)

2

Japanese adventurer (from the Meiji era to the end of WWII) who roamed mainland China and other parts of Asia, engaging in political activities, espionage, smuggling, etc.

1

company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)

3

they; those guys; those fellows

1

mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth

1

non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy

1

frivolous; flippant; superficial; flattery; (insincere) compliments

1

liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point

1

upper level; upper grade; high rank; advanced level; senior level; upper class

1

to happen to hear; to overhear

2

interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)

1

cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless

1

Mongol; Mongolian

19

scheme; plot; artifice; stratagem; trick

2

(of) Japanese descent; non-Japanese of Japanese descent; nikkeijin; company, etc. set up with Japanese capital; company managed by Japanese or non-Japanese of Japanese descent

1

government; government service; the bureaucracy; government post; government official

1