jpdb beta

achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service

3

isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...

6

very easy; piece of cake; child's play; before breakfast

1

after all; because; but; even; too; as well

6

very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point

3

bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme

1

darkness; the dark

1

flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda

2

four people

1

instant; moment; for an instant

1

person who gets easily elated (when praised, etc.); person who readily chimes in with others; person who gets carried away easily

1

quick-wittedness; tact

1

both; (not) either

1

passing mark

1

next; following; subsequent; stage; station

11

first day returning to work after the New Years holiday; first task at a new job; newcomer's first job

1

congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present

1

mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short

1

remembrance; recollection; recognition

1

to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to

1

to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up

2

funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable

1

mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but

2

to remain; to be left

4

at once; immediately; without delay; promptly

1

to look down on; to make light of

1

oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)

1

to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into

4

exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)

1

old man; old geezer

9

master; teacher; stable master

4

dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic

1

the first ...; primary

1

Afghan Wars

1

existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have

5

to fear; to be afraid of

6

hand-to-hand combat

1

master; expert

1

popular name; common name; nickname; alias

1

genuine article; real thing; real deal

5

custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example

5

bloodthirsty killer; cold-blooded murderer; homicidal maniac

7

impostor; imposter; pretender; liar

2

half century

1

such; this sort of; like this

2

old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)

1

style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)

1

anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most

1

nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name

3

to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)

3