jpdb beta

lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate

1

dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish

2

rice cakes; pounded mochi rice

1

to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal

2

one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism

1

extremely

1

simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light

6

the ... in question

2

to accompany; to follow; to keep up with

1

to turn round; to face about; to turn about

1

letter of introduction

2

bringing; taking; carrying

1

convenient

1

to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with

4

to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse

1

saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake

10

unconventional; eccentric; offbeat; aberrant; outlandish; crazy

2

to be crazy; to be mad; to have a screw loose

1

sanity; consciousness; soberness

1

fanaticism; zealotry; blind devotion

2

party; set; gang; company; person

1

making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing

2

to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate

1

recent work

1

queer fellow; odd fellow; eccentric person; crank; oddball; freak

1

since; this person

2

leading part; leading actor; leading actress

1

to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself

2

the times

2

navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre

1

back to back; discord; feud; opposite sides of the same coin

1

bush clover; Japanese clover (any flowering plant of genus Lespedeza); dark red exterior with blue interior (color combination worn in autumn); Hagi (city in Yamaguchi)

1

tie-in; package deal

1

forgive me

1

boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque

1

courteous; decorous; polite

1

sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head

2

opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat

5

charge; rush; dash; assault; attack

1

unhappiness; misfortune; ill luck

1

utmost limit; extremity; result

1

slow; weak-headed; dumb

1

outlet; market (for goods); prospect (e.g. employment, marriage, etc.); opportunity

1

measuring container; measure; box (seating at a theatre, etc.); square on a grid; cell of a grid; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar)

2

among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)

2

all times and places; all ages and countries

2

art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance

2

change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality

3

unless one ...; if one does not ...

1

cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying

1