jpdb beta

making a living; getting on in the world; subsistence

1

joining (a group); becoming a member (of); joining the ranks (of)

1

abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender

1

living national treasure

2

turning someone away (at the front door); refusing a visitor; rejecting without consideration; denying without substantial investigation; being chased away from a magistrate's office's gate (lightest punishment during the Edo period)

1

showering with blows

1

wrapping (something) in a bamboo mat; wrapping someone in a bamboo mat and throwing them into a river (unofficial Edo-period punishment)

2

bay; gulf; inlet

2

involuntarily; reluctantly; against one's inclination; against one's will; as a matter of unpleasant necessity; despite oneself

1

rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent

1

to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express

1

equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms

1

to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for

11

guest of honor; guest of honour; good customer; important customer

1

to suit the convenience of; to accommodate

3

all sorts of things; (anything and) everything; by all means; at any cost

1

arrogant; impudent; haughty; boastful

1

charmless; lacking charm; not adorable; unendearing; not very nice at all

1

to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly

4

it is I who should say so

1

as soon as possible; ASAP; even a little early

2

to let (someone) play; to keep (someone) amused; to leave idle; to not make use of; to do; to do

1

study desk

2

coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy

1

third; no. three

1

quarrel between brothers

1

to grumble; to gripe; to complain

1

to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit

1

deviation; inclination; offset; polarization; polarisation

1

average; ordinary; normal

1

weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot

1

perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance

2

to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall

2

to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)

2

personal affairs; private matter; personal secret; privacy

1

years later

1

temporary absence from school

4

independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation

2

one's dependents

2

working hours; man-hours

1

to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble

2

regulations; rules; (local) regulation; ordinance; bylaw

1

preferential treatment; privilege; favor; benefit; incentive

4

to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)

1

without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)

1

application (of a rule, law, method, etc.)

1

public; official

1

practical use; application; making good use of; conjugation; inflection

2

reckless driving

1

driving skill; one's skill as a driver

1