jpdb beta

absence due to illness; sick leave

1

ordinary; sensible; commonplace

1

to leave behind; to misplace; to forget

1

a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)

1

to come to realize; to become aware (of)

1

full of; brimming with

1

original; primitive; primary; fundamental; proto-

2

to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of

1

close; intimate; on good terms

1

misunderstanding; misapprehension; misconception; false impression; wrong idea

1

participation; joining; entry

3

representation; agency; proxy; proxy; agent; representative

2

having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored

1

subject; theme; homework; assignment; problem (that needs solving); task

1

beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive

2

listening (to a lecture, hearing, parliament session, etc.); attending (without participating); sitting in (e.g. on a meeting); observing

1

all; entire; whole; altogether

2

argument; discussion; dispute; controversy

3

way; method; means

1

notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties

1

small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; noob; weak player

1

to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue

1

(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)

2

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

1

quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful

1

source; origin

1

cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation

2

rather; better

1

opposite side; opposition

1

provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation

1

corner of the eye

1

to be lifted up (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to be raised; to be hoisted; to turn upward (esp. of eyes); to slant upward

1

to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

2

thousand years; many years

10

to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way

1

schoolboy; male student

1

to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down

1

nervous temperament; worry habit; pessimistic nature; pessimism

1

to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of

2

shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)

1

arbitration; intercession; mediation

1

disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient

1

flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; one kick

1

adult man

1

to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake

1

stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough

1

even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...

1

not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling

2

sophistry; sophism

1

to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)

2