jpdb beta

popularity; favorable reputation; high esteem; respect

1

after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means

2

mischief; prank; mischievous; naughty; pastime; hobby

1

regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better

1

capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel

1

to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go

1

to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish

1

middle management

1

sorrow; grief; sadness

1

disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment

1

to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on

1

meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; knowing; pregnant (pause)

1

that day; the very same day

1

unable to do one's work; can't get anything done

1

to approach

1

large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university

1

damage; injury; loss

1

show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation

1

to look into; to peep into; to peer into

1

decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly

1

incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person

1

outspoken; forthright; frank; direct

1

to talk; to carry meaning

1

to dye; to colour; to color

5

clearing one's name; redeeming oneself; restoring one's honor

1

idea

2

meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly

1

the whole town; all over the town; throughout the town

1

(written) challenge

6

several hundred; hundreds (of)

1

to put up (a notice); to post

2

to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down

1

sandy beach

8

figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person

1

although I say; although one might say; although called

2

swimming area (in the ocean); swimming beach; seawater baths

1

to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business

1

size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months

2

rock; boulder; crag

8

rumbling (of thunder, one's stomach, etc.); grumbling; rolling (of something large and heavy); tumbling; all over the place; everywhere; idly

2

if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say

1

rocky area; rocky tract; rocky stretch (of a climb); wall (of rock)

1

to hide oneself

3

um; er; nuh-uh; no; oof

1

designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at

1

noon; midday

2

mid-air; mid-heaven; zenith

1

early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker

1

lunch; midday meal

1

exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail

2