jpdb beta

moderately wealthy person

1

graciousness; mercy; charity

1

Cornelius

1

over-fond parent; doting parent

5

(one's) beloved daughter

2

damply; moistly; clammily; gloomily; miserably

2

to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage

1

wanted poster; wanted person bulletin; search instructions

1

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

1

dry Japanese confectionery; dry Japanese sweets

2

one bag

2

nuisance money; money paid to make up for inconvenience caused

2

total income

1

community property

2

decapitated head of an enemy

1

armed struggle

1

country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competition in which there are several evenly matched participants; hotly contested game (match, market, etc.)

1

the Seven Misfortunes and Eight Pains; a series of disasters

2

to make a pilgrimage

2

venting one's pent-up anger; venting one's frustration; letting off steam

1

to sell out; to sell widely; to sell on a large scale

1

anyway; either way; one way or the other; whichever; whatever

1

getting tired of; getting sick of; getting bored with; getting fed up with

1

to borrow; to take out

1

looking for (a suitable thing or person); searching for; hunting out; picking out; shopping around for; searching (a place)

1

to repent; to regret; to be sorry; to rue

2

to see through (a lie, scheme, etc.); to see into (someone's mind); to read (someone's true feelings); to penetrate

1

with a grin

1

to make someone lose face; to embarrass someone; to make someone look foolish

2

natural; inborn; innate; inherent; characteristic

2

getting up early; early rising; early riser; early bird

2

side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore

2

to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)

1

white background; blank; (arch.) female virgin

1

keep it up!; way to go!; you've got it!; that's it; attaboy!; attagirl!

2

taking part on the spur of the moment; participating without registering beforehand; last-minute entrant; specking on flower petals

1

thrift; economy; frugality

2

low price

1

a day or two

3

loading and unloading

1

boarding (someone); catering; board; provided meals; cook; caterer

2

to get; to obtain; to come by; to find

2

joining (an association, agreement, etc.); participation; affiliation; accession

1

taste; feel on the tongue; manner; demeanour; demeanor

4

manager; caretaker

1

cook

3

to peel off; to come off; to be taken off

3

overconfident; presumptuous

2

process document; procedure manual

1

gum; rubber; eraser; condom

3