jpdb beta

opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows

1

influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne

1

Ministry of Finance

1

confrontation; opposition; antagonism

1

matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case

3

century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time

1

years later

1

planned; scheduled; systematic

1

(a) look; gaze

1

to go wrong; to turn for the worse

1

end; tip; extremities; terminal

1

chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses

2

little more than; only slightly better than; almost the same as

1

to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing

1

weekend

1

rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)

1

drinking at home (as opposed to going out)

1

early stage

1

breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)

1

in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing

1

high; high school

1

to have the privilege of doing

1

aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor

4

please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of

3

chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause

1

straight-laced person; stubborn person

1

to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved

1

contrastive

1

handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation

3

means; way; measure

1

because

1

image change; changing one's image; makeover

1

to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot

1

regretful; sorrowful; bitter; contrition

1

blow; hit; stroke

1

thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)

1

to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown

1

hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden

1

magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm

1

drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained

1

one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor

1

persona

1

hard to read

1

circumstantial evidence

1

to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after

1

duty; function; office; mission; task

1

to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent

1

any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...

1

to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order

1

to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.

2