jpdb beta

to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle

1

(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut

1

bandage; dressing

1

long (time that has passed); old (story)

3

how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how

2

diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing

1

positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive

1

together with; same; both; all; including ...

1

to fill one's own pocket by taking advantage of a position

2

to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing

1

to expedite; to encourage; to spur (on)

1

vigorous; healthy; sound

1

growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing

1

saviour; savior; messiah

1

reform; reformation; reorganization

1

fundamental; basic

1

coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation

1

truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right

2

turning point; transition phase

1

valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement

2

(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology

2

to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up

2

fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence

2

end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring

2

cabinet ministers

3

advanced level; high grade; senior

1

dozens; scores of; decades

1

to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember

1

dead men tell no tales

1

live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger

2

to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder

1

to make known

1

wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief

1

one week

2

bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood

1

to reach mutual understanding; to understand each other

1

clear; distinct

1

head; brains; intellect; understanding

2

badness; evilness; bad; evil

1

despair; hopelessness

1

to gain time; to play for time; to buy time

2

the matter you have been talking about

1

wild idea; delusion

1

robber; mugger; robbery; burglary

2

to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base

1

family trouble (quarrel); domestic squabble; internal squabble (over headship rights) in a daimyo family in the Edo period

1

underground resources

1

to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for

1

a pair (of shoes or socks)

1

clue; lead; key; handhold; hold

1