jpdb beta

the past; old times; bygone times; days of yore

1

train; railway train

1

ticket

1

thin skin

2

one step below (in skill, ability, etc.); a cut below; right underneath

1

fervour; fervor; vigour; vigor; ardour; ardor

1

to turn pale; to lose color; to lose colour

1

to tremble; to shiver; to shake

4

laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears; (alternately) laughing and crying; tears and laughter; joy and sorrow

1

to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death); to say (for posterity); to utter last words; to leave some things unsaid

3

substantiation; materialization; materialisation; (specific to object language classes) instantiation

1

to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle

3

one party; one faction; one clique

7

regarding as an enemy; treating as an enemy

1

to have no chance (of succeeding)

2

to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning

4

early-morning treat (traditionally given to children in some parts of Japan); wake-up sweet

1

maintenance

2

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

3

line of defence (defense); lines (as in enemy lines, etc.)

4

to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)

2

a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family

1

determination; decision

1

noble; high and noble; noble (character); refined; precious; expensive

1

regulars; regular soldiers

1

to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise

4

to set (someone) up (in a high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship; to flatter

1

power; authority; influence

6

acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for

1

expulsion (of a pupil); excommunication; anathema; expulsion (from a gang)

1

criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender

4

to judge; to try; to sit in judgement (on); to decide (on)

2

chance (of success); odds

3

to shut one's eyes to (one's own faults, etc.); to pretend not to see; to pay no attention to; to forget; to fail to notice; (lit.) to put on a shelf

1

to lecture; to read aloud; to devise (e.g. a strategy); to work out (e.g. a tactic); to confer; to hold conference (with)

3

meaning; connotation; denotation

1

duel; shoot-out

3

straight face; composed expression; nonchalant look

3

argument; discussion; dispute; controversy

2

to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious

1

delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner

12

(lower) jaw; chin; mentum; chatterbox

1

to mow; to reap; to harvest; to eradicate; to root out (e.g. evil); to remove

1

to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable

4

ridicule; scorn

2

conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance

1

bad habit; bad habits

2

scrap; (small) piece; unimportant (person); petty ...; humble ...

1

natural accompaniment; inseparable pair; inevitable aspect (of something); part and parcel; supplementary printed insert (in a book or magazine); appendix

1

gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance

2