jpdb beta

wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject

2

Jekyll

1

expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)

1

to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity

2

section meeting

1

failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness

2

idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)

2

wicked; evil

1

greeting; a fine thing to say

1

duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck

1

selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful

3

blunt; curt; brusque

1

to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw

2

filthy; unfair; dirty; untouchable; disgusting; nasty

1

to lend (e.g. money)

1

role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role

3

as one promised

1

relieved; refreshed; frank; candid; easy-going

1

living thing; living creature; animal; life

1

ownership; dominion; ownership rights; proprietorship; property rights

1

no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all

3

agreement; affirmative; aye; yes; OK

1

promptly; quickly

1

sincerity; true heart; devotion

2

vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy

1

standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum

1

divine possession; eccentric behavior; fanaticism

1

military personnel; soldier

1

layman; believer; adherent; follower; laity

1

mental; spiritual; emotional

7

confusion; complications; being gripped by strong feelings; fit (e.g. of anger); moment (e.g. of frustration)

1

normalcy; normality; normal

2

the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly

2

material; substance; matter

1

conversion (e.g. yen to dollars); change; exchange; translation (numerical)

1

limit; bound

2

change of air; change of scenery

2

kindness; favor; favour

1

defrauding; swindle

1

irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going

1

to feel; to sense

3

fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them

1

what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn

1

honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest

1

deadly serious; deadly earnest

1

dated; date; fixed; external

1

to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)

2

to accuse someone falsely; to make a false charge

2

to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)

2

tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability

3