jpdb beta

to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage

1

dishonor; dishonour; disgrace; shame

2

declaration; profession

2

to sit upright; to sit up straight; to take a defiant attitude; to become aggressive; to take the offensive

3

fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest

1

iron pot; kettle

2

cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood

2

bosom (buddy); trusted (friend)

4

comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery

39

telling others; revealing to others; letting out a secret

2

to turn on; to switch on; to light up

2

to save face

1

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

1

the wisdom of Manjushri

1

to contribute jointly

2

private possession

1

life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death

6

to rack one's brain

1

policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle

16

to insert; to interrupt; to slip in a word; to harbor (e.g. doubts); to harbour

10

arrogance; insolence; disrespect

4

reasonable (esp. price)

1

to accept; to receive; to agree

10

to squash; to crush; to flatten

4

to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor

8

supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super

12

(department) store; (department) stores

6

congeries of many households; scratch (combined) team; hodge podge of parties

2

one-person business

2

hostess; barmaid

7

what percentage; what ratio; what rate; what proportion

1

taking a cut (of someone else's money); taking a rake-off; pocketing a kickback; skimming (a percentage of the profits, proceeds, etc.)

1

business; trade; operations; sales

2

give-and-take

3

each other; one another

18

to get along well with; to make a go of it

3

secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick

2

to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)

3

scramble (for)

2

chancy trade or business with uncertain profitability; night entertainment business (e.g. hostess bar); nightlife business

6

individual; one by one; separate; each

4

awning (over window, doorway); eaves (of roof); narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building; visor (of a cap); brim; classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle

1

baseball

8

position

2

cooperation; coordination; link

1

play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying

2

individual play; one-man effort; non-cooperation; playing on one's own; selfish play

1

to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for

10

Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people

78

evidence; an exhibit

2