jpdb beta

confident; assured; self-assured; bullish

2

to stand in (someone's) place; to be in a (certain) position

1

at least

3

to happen to pass by

1

irresponsibility

1

next; secondly; subsequently

1

whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; (arch.) deftly finishing up; (arch.) putting on the final touches

1

betrayal; defection; treachery; apostasy

1

shivering; feeling chilly; shuddering (with fear); feeling creepy; thrilled; excited

1

dash at the beginning of a short-distance race; charging ahead at full strength from the beginning

1

honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation

1

angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)

1

clue; lead; key; handhold; hold

1

to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise

1

to make merry; to be festive

1

etc.; et cetera; and so on

1

displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment

1

ingratiation; pandering; catering (to); going along with (someone or something); accommodating oneself (e.g. to public opinion)

3

fee; charge; fare

1

calm; serene; tranquil; peaceful

1

leap; jump; stepping out into the wider world; becoming active on a wider stage; rapid progress; dramatic development

1

logic

2

that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?

1

forward; officious; impertinent; intrusive

1

desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving

1

likes and dislikes

1

right to decide; having say (in a decision)

4

to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)

1

French fries; chips

2

to charge to the company; to put on an expense account; to write off as an expense

1

endgame; final stage

1

bright; intelligent

1

being produced in a particular region; local specialty

1

geography

1

tempo

1

settlement; an agreement

1

profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana

1

individualism; egoism; selfishness

1

respect; esteem; regard

2

to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)

2

easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic

1

to maintain; to continue to have

1

no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine

1

to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far

1

to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate

2

to regret

1

in front of a grave

3

as one wishes; as one wants; to one's satisfaction

1

the way it was; the way it used be; as of old; in former times

1

novelist; fiction writer

1