jpdb beta

courteous; decorous; polite

1

intellectual

1

worldly desires; evil passions; appetites of the flesh; klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)

20

wicked; evil

1

best in the world

1

slug

1

salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold

1

white of the eye; cold, unwelcoming eyes

1

to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)

1

ability to think

2

to be oversized (overloud, etc.)

1

to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve

2

awe; fear; dread; fright

1

by (means of); with

2

training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices

1

to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve

1

monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)

3

to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious

2

it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...

4

nervous temperament; worry habit; pessimistic nature; pessimism

1

to cheer up

2

tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly

1

siren

1

turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes

1

arriving at the final stop (of a bus, train, etc.); reaching the end of the line

2

advance; moving forward; progress

1

still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least

1

to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject

2

usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common

3

size

2

monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding

1

ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)

1

game

2

coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK

6

natto served on rice

1

sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)

1

gluttony; voracity

1

appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)

1

luncheon meeting

2

information exchange

2

being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net

1

advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly

1

to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)

1

frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed

3

day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)

1

to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect

1

Manchu-Han Imperial Feast; three-day feast of Chinese delicacies held during the Qing dynasty

1

quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to

3

reaction; recoil; kick; backlash

1

to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter

1