jpdb beta

more than usual

3

pancake

13

to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point

1

pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty

1

prospective employee

2

to draw the line (between two situations); to make a clear distinction; to make it clear where one stands; to take clear responsibility for (mistakes, etc.)

1

an eye for an eye

1

(sense of) rivalry; competitiveness

1

to bud; to sprout

1

to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind

1

to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival

3

to reveal the faults

1

grandparents

2

unofficial offer (esp. job offer); tentative decision

2

to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke

1

to backfire; to have a harmful result

1

great-grandfather; great-granddad; great-grandad

4

to view the past with nostalgia

1

to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing

3

tour round the country (Japan) (visiting from province to province)

1

traveling about to gain skill in combat (travelling)

1

inherited; family (heirloom); ancestral

1

period of youth; while young

2

sour; acid

1

straight-laced person; stubborn person

2

series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza

1

loss (of assets, profit, etc.)

1

mature woman; middle-aged woman

1

fame; reputation; renown

1

suitable person; well-qualified person; responsible party; responsible person

1

patching up (e.g. a failure); covering up (e.g. a mistake); glossing over

1

personal combat; one-to-one fight

1

(brute) force; using all one's might

1

(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention

1

warmth

1

secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private

1

patterns of thinking; train of thought

1

government office; public office

1

staff member; employee; worker; personnel

3

being upright and cleanhanded

2

to investigate; to examine

3

courtier

1

group (usu. of people)

1

having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored

1

understanding and acceptance; spiritual awakening; a heart that understands truth; (feeling of) resignation

1

setting on fire; setting afire

3

to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice

2

sea route

2

to fly wildly about

1

annoying; provoking

1