jpdb beta

self-praise; praising oneself

1

close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry

3

my husband; one's family; family member

1

at that time; in those days

5

rising; ascending; climbing

1

party (political); person who is fond of; fan of

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to memorize; to fix in memory; to master

2

call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)

2

business partner; business associate; fellow trader

1

slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear

1

decision; settlement; definition

2

looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out

1

fixed or appointed date

1

condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite

2

to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind

1

mistake; error; fallacy

2

attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning

1

custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)

3

incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league

1

how can (one) do something

2

hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done

1

detestable; disagreeable

1

to lie down; to throw oneself down

1

arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished

1

forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what

2

relaxed; easygoing; leisurely; nonchalant (during an emergency); unconcerned; unperturbed

1

(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow

1

immediate effect; instant effect

2

to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)

1

irritating; frustrating

3

love; affection

4

to look down over; to look down on

1

to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way

1

to happen to have on hand or in stock

1

wax

2

to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle

1

irritating; aggravating; upsetting

2

to put one's hand on; to touch

1

lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help

1

long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for

1

to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored

4

nimble; quick; agile

1

to talk together

2

to love; to cherish; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress

2

to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)

2

ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt

4

to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away

1

to have dealings with; to be involved in

4

good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend

1

to feel like; to feel inclined to do

1