jpdb beta

lesson; class work; teaching; instruction

1

refusal; rejection; denial; veto

4

eccentric; crank; oddball

1

custom

6

negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination

2

at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance

4

children's hairstyle of short untied hair; child with short untied hair; young girl working as a servant for a high-class prostitute (Edo period); (arch.) baldness; (arch.) bald head

1

daruma; tumbling doll; Bodhidharma; prostitute

2

contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation

2

presenting a case; suing

1

absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine

2

visit for no reason; go on fool's errand

2

compensation

1

to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)

1

and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident

3

cash bonus; reward; bounty

2

killing; destruction of life; cruel; heartless; callous

1

prize; award; reward

1

declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)

1

consolation money; solatium; reparation; damages; settlement

1

depressed; bummed out; down; heavy-hearted; heavy-spirited; feeling reluctant (to do)

1

to be flabbergasted; to be dumbfounded

1

meaning; significance

2

beard (esp. on the chin); goatee

1

willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling

1

to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out

3

to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite

3

powerful person; influential person

2

ancient times

5

patriarch; head of a family

2

shall ...; to assume; to suppose

1

emigration; immigration; emigrant; immigrant

1

half and half; fifty-fifty

2

rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations

1

bygones; the past; past event

1

to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance

4

tough guy; wild one; fearless fighter

3

magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification

1

development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life

1

the ruler; sovereign

1

Maemura

1

to take over; to hand over

3

absolute

1

voting; poll

1

to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace

4

selection

1

careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate

1

to relearn; to brush up

1

hokora; small wayside shrine

3

intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely

2