jpdb beta

to appear in court

1

childish; child-like; immature; infantile

3

to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles

2

equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent

1

speech; eloquence; manner of speaking; manner of expression

2

one's true worth; one's true self; what one is really made of

1

violent emotion; passion; fury

1

gist; main point

1

simple; brief

1

logical

1

logic; logical

5

domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)

1

face; surface; mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)

2

feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection

1

empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless

2

unfit; unsuitable; unmarketable

1

such ... as; or some such

11

original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal

3

indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted

4

compendium of laws; statute books; (lit.) complete book of the Six Codes

1

to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on

1

easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all

3

vulgar; coarse; low

3

whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper

5

name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext

3

to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire

2

sadism

1

greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice

1

you could say; you might say; verging on the

1

correction (of fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform

1

had better ...; had better not ...

10

taking a breath (while singing, swimming, etc.); short break; breather

2

without

4

ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice

5

scorn; disdain; contempt; slight

1

report card

1

to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around

3

self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing

4

sputtering; smoldering; repeated thrusting into something (sword, needle, etc.); pricking repeatedly; mutterings of discontent; faint sounds of complaint

1

to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder

2

to the end; to the last

3

circumstantial evidence

4

pile; accumulation

2

only; sole; unique

1

as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever

6

new; fresh; novel

5

chance; opportunity

1

method; process; manner; way; means; technique

6

criminal act

1

component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)

2