jpdb beta

person of character

2

to tuck up (e.g. skirt); to abridge; to cut short

1

conversion; shift; about-face; switch

1

anti-war

4

by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all

1

selfishness; egotism; egoism; egocentricity

1

treatment as a guest; guest

2

how many points

1

flight from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee

4

eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes

1

good young man; agreeable youth

2

Tatsuya

11

suicide attack; kamikaze attack

1

to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive

1

general headquarters

1

detailed information

1

establishment; founding; organization; organisation

1

indiscreetly; thoughtlessly; carelessly; frivolously

1

insufficient; inadequate; imperfect

4

one eye; eye (for pictures, etc.)

1

energy resources

1

(talk of a) moneymaking scheme; moneymaking idea; get-rich-quick proposal

2

only recently; just of late

5

deviation; inclination; offset; polarization; polarisation

3

the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)

3

judgement; judgment; appraisal (e.g. of an antique); evaluation; forensics; (criminal) identification

1

too-good-to-be-true offers (e.g. scams and frauds); too-good-to-be-true stories

1

wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration

2

scientific

1

energy supply

1

a dime a dozen; two a penny

1

small box; casket

1

to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to quit; to resign; to decline; to turn down

3

smooth words make smooth ways; it's not what you say, it's how you say it

1

to part from; to part company with; to split with; to break off relations with

5

upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person

1

to sit in a row; to be arrayed

2

house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building

2

rustling of clothes

1

prime minister (in ancient China)

1

ceremony; rite; ritual; service

1

cautious theory; conservative theory

1

menacing; threatening

1

diplomatic negotiations; negotiations through diplomatic channels

1

majority group (party, faction)

1

to talk of one's dreams (esp. unrealistic, far-fetched ones); to dream out loud

1

hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)

1

hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)

3

famous; notorious; noted

3

public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus

1