jpdb beta

friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by

3

to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love

1

scribble; scrawl

1

literacy

1

prosperity; thriving; flourishing

2

whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself

3

goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark

2

woman; lady; adult female

1

age difference; disparity in age; age gap

1

possessed of a strong sense of duty

2

older; senior

1

to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem

1

rarely; seldom

2

joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing

1

illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane

1

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

2

chugging (a glassful of) a drink in one go

1

matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); (court) case; project; enterprise; advertisement

3

to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)

2

powerful; strong

5

treatment; service; handling; management

1

importance; priority

1

to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun

1

to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)

2

space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin

1

absolutely; definitely; unconditionally

1

elbow

1

conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation

1

timewise; temporal; chronal

1

plural; multiple; plural (number)

2

government official; public official

1

reaching; attaining; arrival

1

you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; a small sacrifice may be necessary to solve a more pressing problem

1

optimistic; hopeful

3

to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at

1

to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back

1

(imperial) edict

1

whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard

1

servant; manservant; menial

1

captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)

1

to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet

1

family; relatives; dependents; household

1

to arrange one's hair; to tidy up one's hair

1

to straighten oneself; to straighten one's clothes and one's posture; to adopt a more serious attitude

2

according to plan; as planned

1

barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock

1

to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker

1

child (esp. one of elementary school age or younger)

1

giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)

2

novice; beginner; starting to run; running off; running away

1