jpdb beta

to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)

1

stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation

1

lukewarm; tepid; lenient

3

business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task

1

concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every

1

anger; resentment; indignation; chagrin; irritation

2

unable to clear away one's ill feeling; not able to do anything (about...)

2

to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound

3

because of; owing to; due to

6

the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability

1

to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve

1

to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with

4

Mr (junior); master; boy

1

to admit fault; to admit one is wrong

1

miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary

1

to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear

5

understanding (of people's circumstances and feelings); perceptiveness; sympathy; wisdom

1

past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)

2

details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof

5

duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus

8

to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for

3

collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally

1

serious wound; hard blow

2

convenient

2

loyalty; faithfulness

1

flowery words; rhetorical flourishes

1

to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)

1

to find a solution (after struggle)

1

nowhere

4

loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity

1

the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all

5

fair; just and upright; open and honest; aboveboard; honourable

1

so; like this; in this way

5

distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin

1

it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...

6

to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder

1

lines of the palm; aptitude; handwriting; apt move (in a go or shogi game); standard method

4

faint hopes; dim prospects; little hope; unlikely (to be successful)

1

biggest; greatest; largest; maximum

1

(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point

1

to become possible; to become able to (do)

1

when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

2

stifled (laughter); simmering

1

to irritate one; to get on one's nerves

2

neither this nor that; being at a loss; humming and hawing; shilly-shallying

1

idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk

1

meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention

2

foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature

2

long visit; overstaying

1

to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged

2