jpdb beta

to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive

3

tenkasu; crunchy bits of fried batter left after cooking tempura

1

success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility

1

vocation; lifework; sacred task (esp. the emperor's rule over the nation); prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)

1

enlightening; deep; meaningful; profound; subtle; rich in nuance

1

to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead

3

if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...

1

green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)

2

emerald

1

aloneness; loneliness; solitude

3

lonely

1

to travel on frequently (e.g. a road or path)

1

heavy-footed; slow of foot; reluctant; disinclined; unwilling

1

helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging

4

away

1

going to and fro; back and forth

3

to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted

2

favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude

2

staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly

2

hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste

2

(period of) one year

1

rest; break; recess; intermission

2

treating (someone) with great caution (so as not to anger or upset them); handling with kid gloves; treating gingerly

1

dark circles around the eyes; periorbital dark circles

1

meeting; get-together (e.g. among friends)

1

it's been a long time; long time no see

2

old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self

4

good health

1

tea party

1

to find fault with; to question

2

ill-natured; inconstancy

3

pull tab; pull-tab; ring pull

2

of good character; kindhearted; good-natured

3

thereupon; shortly thereafter

2

fate; chance; relationship; tie

1

double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid

2

money matter; question of money; money trouble

1

bitter liquid; (fig.) bitter experience

2

to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out

1

payment

2

to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about

1

to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size

7

how old?; what age?

2

when one was a very young child; very early in one's life

3

old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)

4

approximate (number); rough (calculation); sloppy (person); lackadaisical

1

(of a lie, etc.) obvious; transparent

1

among these; between these; of these; in here; in this

3

to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself

1

to becalm one's feelings; to compose oneself

1