jpdb beta

to exchange words

3

hard to please; difficult; particular; bad-tempered; in a bad mood; displeased

1

a hard time; pains

2

eye color; eye colour; expression (of the eyes); look; countenance

2

impassioned speech; fervent speech

1

possession; occupation; occupancy

1

quotient; business; merchant; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (of China; approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty

1

to prosper; to flourish; to thrive; to become popular; to become widespread

1

demand; need; demand

1

oligopoly; control of a market

1

disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus

4

manual or physical labor; manual or physical labour

2

uneducated; ignorant; illiterate; arhat; person who has attained nirvana

1

to allot; to assign; to give; to provide; to fit to; to fasten to

1

substantial increase; large gain; huge increase

1

unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold

1

global scale; worldwide scale

1

to choke; to be choked (by); to sob convulsively

1

tempo

2

worthless thing; trivial thing

1

aizuchi; backchanneling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn

1

home position; origin; usual place (for something)

2

reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)

2

temple elementary school (Edo period)

2

to be able to manage somehow or other

1

originator; promoter

1

to leave in the dark; to leave out in the cold; to keep out of the loop; (lit.) to leave outside the mosquito net

2

to be full to the brim

1

network

2

poor person; the poor

1

classical; classic

2

to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself

1

scorching; scorch; scorched rice (at the bottom of the pot); crispy rice; part of ceramic glaze that has become dark or darkish-brown during firing

1

divine punishment

6

vested interests

1

wealthy people; the rich

1

top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile

3

encouragement; promotion; inducement; incitement; stimulation

1

church school

8

suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly; (not) readily; (not) right away; (not) immediately

3

gentle; mild; meek; tender

3

balcony; veranda; verandah; porch

1

full moon

1

to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (forever); to continue to conceal

1

to be proud; to be haughty; to be arrogant; to be conceited; to brag; to show off

2

to aspire to; to aim for; (arch.) to give a gift (as a token of gratitude, goodwill, etc.); (arch.) to perform a memorial service

1

to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly

1

cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)

2

implication; significance; connotation; depth of meaning; complications of a problem

1

inconvenient

1