jpdb beta

reluctant; hesitant

1

to give candid advice; to give harsh but honest advice; to admonish

1

crane; derrick

2

big yawn

3

transfer of a budget appropriation from one (government) section to another

3

sleepyhead; oversleeper

1

one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key

2

masterpiece; masterwork; crowning work; one's magnum opus; work of the highest quality

3

disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment

2

envy

1

artist

1

to be generally accepted; to be acknowledged by oneself and others

1

old man; old geezer

2

you; hubby; dearie

3

cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae

2

uneven; irregular; non-uniform; unsorted; odd; miscellaneous

1

rich in personality; of great individuality; highly individual; expressive of one's personality

1

food expenses; cost of one's board

1

to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud

1

to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion

1

situation (turn of events) being unfavorable (disadvantageous)

1

representative

1

doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own

2

to pretend; to act (as if)

3

to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions

2

rare; strange; odd; peculiar

1

to accept one's inferiority; to take one's hat off to someone; to give up; to surrender; to strike one's colors

3

to go hunting

1

in all

2

to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with

1

town girl; girl raised in a town

1

to accompany; to follow; to keep up with

3

standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability

2

going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work

1

extensive; spacious

2

to perform some process; to apply some treatment; to revise; to correct

1

choosing between two things; two choices

1

deed; act; conduct; behavior; asceticism

2

office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs

1

moving; relocation; change of address; transfer (of deeds, property, etc.); demise

3

(for) one's own use; personal use; private use

1

extreme situation

1

characteristic (of); peculiar (to); inherent (in); eigen-

1

crowd of people

1

(explanatory) diagram; illustration

1

substitute article; back-up

2

attention; giving one's attention; focusing

2

strainer; colander; filter

2

with a pat; with a tap; with a pop; with a crack; casually (throw); carelessly

5

overeagerness; rashness; forward step-out

2