jpdb beta

useful; helpful

4

piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)

1

to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate

2

charge; duty; person in charge; official; clerk

1

poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty

2

to be unable to endure; to be unable to stand (something); to lose patience

1

learning; study

2

will; desire; eagerness; interest; drive; motivation

1

one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple

1

uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague

2

hasty preparation; cramming; goods prepared in a hurry (after they were already needed); makeshift; half-baked

1

three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)

3

to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something

5

mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...

3

slightly bitter (taste); bittersweet (memory, experience, etc.)

2

foundation; basis

4

preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind

1

never; not at all

1

betrayal; defection; treachery; apostasy

1

acquisition; possession

2

transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)

2

to shoot dead; to bring down (an animal); to win (a prize, someone's heart, etc.); to gain; to get

1

self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride

1

to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated

2

haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing

1

face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect

1

to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)

1

to act arrogantly; to be puffed up with success; to behave like one is better than others

1

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

1

impatience

1

outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable

1

(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case

1

absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate

1

to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon

1

to jump over; to leap over; to fly over; to fly across; to jump ahead (of someone); to skip over

1

to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)

2

quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...

1

censor; overseer; inspector (Edo period)

1

role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role

3

grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous

1

to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)

2

duty; role; function

4

to expose one's faults; to have one's defects exposed; to show oneself up

1

to care for someone; to look after someone

5

manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making

2

lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork

3

discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance

1

(hand-to-hand) fight; grapple; scuffle; struggling (with a problem, task, etc.); grappling; wrestling

1

to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze

6

to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around

2