jpdb beta

to speak ill of; to disparage

1

taking something into consideration; making allowances; discounting

1

rarely; seldom

2

dress

1

hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)

2

elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy

1

bow; bowing

1

soft, coaxing voice; wheedling voice; ingratiating voice

2

student days

1

I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...

1

awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained

1

ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap

1

to freeze (to something); to be frozen (to); to freeze hard; to freeze completely

2

sour look; surly face; pout

2

with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)

1

to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)

2

disorder; disturbance; unrest

2

faith; belief; piety; devotion; godliness

1

middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years

2

leisurely post; do-nothing job; sinecure

1

to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)

1

deeply religious; devout; godly; faithful

1

future prospects; promise

1

to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else

1

management; managerial position; administrative post; person in a managerial position

1

birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin

5

to obligate; to make compulsory; to require; to mandate

1

hard to get; hard to come by

1

measure; step; action

1

being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)

1

assassin

1

fortune; luck; chance

1

chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse

1

spy; spying

1

diversion into illegal channels; putting on the black market; selling through illegal channels

1

loyalty; faithfulness

1

nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable

1

election; selection; choice

1

to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)

1

coercion; overpowering; overawing; daunting

1

when it comes to; concerning

1

advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus

1

substitution; replacement; shifting; change

1

inconvenient

1

breaking off (an engagement, negotiations, etc.); cancellation

1

the very best; utmost

1

actually; in fact; as a matter of fact

1

black; black stone; guilt; guilty person

3

horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)

1

possession; ownership

1