jpdb beta

stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough

3

youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy

1

leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase

2

old friend; old acquaintance

1

at that time; that time

1

modesty; humility; being humble

1

inheritance; succession; share-alike; inheritance

1

to be ungrateful

1

male; man; excellence; greatness; best (of)

1

strong nation; powerful country

2

state guest

1

teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)

1

black clothes

1

impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky

2

(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier

1

to entice; to tempt; to invite someone to join in

3

lack of policy; having no measures; lacking means

1

involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation

2

failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness

2

dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered

2

to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning

3

defense; defence; pleading; advocacy

1

contempt; scorn; disdain; despising; looking down on; slighting

1

after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)

2

no holds barred; anything goes; no limits

1

lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help

1

to have a meal; to take a meal

1

to drink up; to drink to the last drop; to drink (a glass) dry; to drain (one's glass); to empty; to down (a drink)

2

sweet (taste); luscious; sweet (melody, dream, etc.); delightful; pleasant

2

to gulp down (alcohol, poison, etc.); to quaff; to down

1

heedless of danger; braving dangers

1

to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce

1

disgrace; shame

1

criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach

1

to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to

2

skillful words; deceitful words; glibness

2

not knowing at all (that); without the slightest idea (that); completely unaware (that)

1

to applaud; to cheer (for)

1

to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter

1

shrewd; astute; cunning; alert

1

to date; as of now

1

to come out completely; to be fully expressed (of views, ideas, etc.); to be aired fully; to be exhausted; to run out

1

to put on airs; to assume importance; to be self-important; to be pretentious; to be pompous; to stand on one's dignity

2

among these; between these; of these

2

to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)

1

scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation

2

having serious consequences; costing dearly; cannot get away with it; for free; for nothing; easily

2

to make do errands; to set to scutwork

1

to feel dizzy; to have blood rush to one's head; to lose one's cool; to be obsessed; to be infatuated; to become conceited

1

to rest (from work, studying, etc.); to take a break

1