jpdb beta

affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble

2

to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake

1

threat; intimidation; menace

2

unexpectedly; surprisingly

3

expectation; assume will happen; forecast

2

manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing

2

to become; to amount to

43

to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances

4

origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity

4

chopsticks

1

pole on which to hang laundry for drying; clothesline

7

crying (of an infant) at night; baby colic

1

one's last resort; trump card; treasured family sword

1

to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession

1

to bore; to tire; to weary; to use lavishly (and without regret)

1

rust

1

rust

3

now; come (now); well

3

to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject

1

care; precaution; guarding; caution

1

subordinate person

2

to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter

4

foresight; anticipation

1

sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive

3

boasting; bragging; talking big

4

to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess

3

now (while the time is ripe); while one still can

1

while it is light; before dark; while the going is good; before things get worse

1

to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)

8

give up; relinquish; serve up; let loose

1

superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis

4

your name

1

liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point

9

asking; enquiring; searching; looking for

1

way (of doing things); method; style; school (e.g. of poetry)

4

glibly; volubly; at great length

1

butterfly

2

particularly; only; in the case of

4

trial; test

4

-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action

11

to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far

2

entering the priesthood; priest; man with a shaven head; bald-headed monster

1

group engaged in some activity (players, companies, forces, etc.)

8

source; origin

1

parting; separation; farewell

6

to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with

6

distillation

1

overwhelming

1

to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)

19

to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)

2