jpdb beta

painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh

2

door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows

2

daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period

1

one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary

1

job hunting; job searching

4

to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye

1

to lessen; to decrease; to diminish

1

that's true; of course; obviously

2

requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)

4

person; member

1

at once; immediately; without delay; promptly

4

to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate

2

style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)

3

comparison

1

dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)

2

article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price

1

the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality

3

harming one's image; worsening of one's image

1

to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)

1

to pick up; to pick out

1

reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)

3

foam; form

6

betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)

5

time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)

6

way; method; means; resource; course

1

probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't

1

to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress

2

doctor

2

to be prolonged; to drag on

1

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

2

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

2

tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health

8

to let someone say

1

happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing

2

to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)

1

wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason

2

to dispatch (someone); to send; to make go fast (a car, horse, etc.); to drive; to move quickly (one's pen, eyes, etc.); to run (one's eyes over something)

1

all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost

10

soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light

3

instability; insecurity; crankiness

2

to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on

3

specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit

2

to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer

1

each; respectively

2

subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable

1

how can (one) do something

2

meaning; significance; sense

9

you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only

2

lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision

14

example; simile; metaphor; allegory

2