jpdb beta

abuse; invective; denunciation; sharp criticism

1

pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth

2

to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate

4

waterfall; (arch.) rapids

1

off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant

5

fleeing in all directions; (in Japanese history, a reference to) farmers who abandoned their fields and fled to the cities or other districts to evade onerous taxes

1

long

56

nothing but; nothing more than; nothing less than

1

unknown; unidentified; unspecified

1

combat power; fighting strength

10

bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite

2

maid; helper; help; assistance

1

extra (e.g. in a film); supernumerary; extra; surplus; excess

1

poor thing!; pour soul!; what a pity!

2

to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; to be in a fix; to be in a desperate situation; to be in a pinch; to be in a predicament

9

excavation; exhumation; digging up; discovery (of a new fact, talent, etc.); finding; unearthing

2

management; administration; operation

2

retort; back talk; backchat

1

hunter

76

to be lifted up (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to be raised; to be hoisted; to turn upward (esp. of eyes); to slant upward

2

definite; certain; decided; fixed; settled

3

to age; to become old

1

big; large; great

6

nihility; nothingness

1

top part of the head; crown; parietal region

2

dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull

3

consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement

7

loan

1

to put on airs; to assume importance; to be self-important; to be pretentious; to be pompous; to stand on one's dignity

4

dejectedly; in low spirits; downheartedly

2

to dry up; to shrivel (up); to go (completely) dry; to wither (of talents, feelings, etc.); to become desiccated (e.g. of ideas)

2

interest (on a loan, deposit etc.)

3

type of illegal loan charging 10% interest every 10 days; dealt hand consisting of 1-point cards and one single 10-point card

2

fainting; swooning

1

black-market lending; illegal loan

1

debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark

3

interest rate

1

mathematics

1

counter for months

1

illegal; illicit; unlawful

1

principal; capital; income-producing assets

1

hotel charge; lodging expense

1

excessive profits; unfair profit; exorbitant interest; usury

1

greedy; ruthless; cruel; exploitative

1

moneylending; moneylender

1

to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck

3

to be softened; to calm down

4

stylish; smart; chic; (arch.) conceited; (arch.) cheeky

1

joke

1

to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together

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