jpdb beta

neat; trim; tidy; pretty

1

third; no. three

2

wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain

2

haughty; arrogant; insolent; presumptuous

1

care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude

1

good-for-nothing; scapegrace; nuisance; trouble

1

to wed; to marry a man

1

learning good manners through apprenticeship (to an upper-class family)

2

to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)

1

(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character

1

facing inward

1

(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book

1

mediator; peacemaker; troubleshooter; manager

1

to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation

1

grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment

5

devoting oneself to; concentrating on; being an ardent admirer of; (arch.) tipping over and collapsing

1

to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)

6

generous; magnanimous; open-handed; liberal

1

taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story

1

to be among the top five; to be one of the five best

2

fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity

1

account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream

1

to be among the top five; to be one of the five best

1

to suffice; to serve the purpose; to be satisfied

1

one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance

1

back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind

2

to begin talking; to open up

1

discord; (on) bad terms (with)

3

to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage

5

here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally

1

to tear off; to rip off

3

to accuse someone; to charge someone

1

to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with

3

biological younger brother

2

(political) power; authority; influence

4

yes it is!; it surely is; certainly

1

misgovernment

2

to put to death (e.g. a sinner, traitor, etc.); to punish someone with death

1

just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)

1

to be intricate; to be elaborate; to be complicated; to be complex

1

to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare

1

holder (of a record, title, permit, etc.)

1

self-protection

3

to slander; to libel; to criticize; to criticise

2

though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other

2

execution of a criminal

1

to be covertly swapped; to be replaced (e.g. with a counterfeit)

1

to swing one's arms greatly while walking; to act freely; to be brazen

1

play; drama

1

key; mode (in gagaku); time; tempo; meter (of a poem); metre; style

1