jpdb beta

negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness

1

midwinter; dead of winter

1

temple; shrine; sanctuary

2

incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost

4

childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate

1

to cast a sharp glance

2

general; popular; common; typical

1

to talk; to speak

1

last year

2

to be imaginable; to be conceivable

2

to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with

2

somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of

2

Loye; Loy

3

difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect

1

leader of the pack (of a group of kids); neighborhood bully (neighbourhood)

1

he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing

2

chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse

1

grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man

1

mother; wife

1

one's birth mother; one's biological mother

2

dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp

1

weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)

3

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

2

to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away

1

open-mouthed

2

isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...

4

heinous

1

grandpa; granddad

1

need; want; necessity; costs; expenses

1

(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life

1

to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience

1

rapid succession (e.g. questions)

2

to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse

1

to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)

1

to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)

1

to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess

1

tone of voice (e.g. in a sweet tone); timbre

1

well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable

1

to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match

2

to spit out; to eject; to dump

1

to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh

4

to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten

1

to look away; to turn away

2

to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited

1

breaking off (an engagement, negotiations, etc.); cancellation

1

as one likes; as one wants; as one wishes; as one hopes; as one sees fit; to one's satisfaction

1

to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on

1

absolutely; completely; utterly; really; simply; only

1

doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness

1

birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)

3