jpdb beta

not at all; not in the least

1

negligence; carelessness

1

carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently

3

lovers talk; sweet nothings

1

once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time

1

signboard with gold or gilt lettering; slogan; noble cause

1

to besmirch; to sully

1

cram school; private tutoring school; juku

2

villainous; rascally; knavish; (arch.) independent; (arch.) self-reliant

1

to learn by hearsay

1

pair

1

work on paper; text, image or calligraphy on paper

1

fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy

1

divine; imperial

2

China; Han dynasty (China, 202 BCE-220 CE); Han (majority Chinese ethnic group); man

1

acquaintance; friend; (arch.) lover

1

hair whorl

2

physician in private practice; (arch.) town doctor; (arch.) doctor who served the townspeople (as opposed to the emperor, a daimyo, etc.)

1

beating someone up by ganging up on them; facing a barrage of criticism

1

to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along

1

to suit; to match; to become; to be like

2

timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)

1

dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt

1

to approach; to draw near

5

bodyguard; bouncer; bar (e.g. on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence

2

virile; tough; masculine; intense

1

peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled

2

grotesque

1

missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown

4

woman (writer, artist, aviator, etc.)

1

leading figure; influential figure; mogul

2

sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)

3

to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt

1

to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently

1

height; pinnacle

1

windward; upwind

1

Tokyo style

1

red-hot iron; gunfire; gambling; violent-tempered

2

head of an army

1

to raise; to set up

1

little by little; bit by bit; sparingly

1

power; might; authority; influence

4

duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck

2

cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat

3

bothersome; tiresome; bother to do

1

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

1

to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over

1

home (of something); place famous for its ...; place of origin; birthplace; morning session; last session in the morning

1

deep (of emotions, connections, etc.)

1

true intention; underlying motive

1