jpdb beta

scorn; disdain; contempt; slight

4

mistress (of the house); hostess; landlady; proprietress

6

how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name

1

written work (esp. a bound text, as opposed to a scroll); a text written entirely in kana; graphic novel (esp. one created between the 12th and 19th centuries); notebook (for practicing kana, drawing pictures, etc.); rough draft

1

finish; completion; the end

1

inability to discriminate; lack of judgment; being reckless; lack of regard for others

1

to freeze

2

demanding; difficult; strict

1

neat (neatly); tidy; trim

3

rude person; villain; blackguard; scoundrel; rogue; libertine

5

jumping to a hasty conclusion; premature judgement

2

don't worry about it; forget about it

4

payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing

3

absolute best; very finest; top-class; first-rate; elite

4

can do; may do; be capable of doing

1

pocket money

2

expenses; disbursements

3

trust; confidence; credence

1

envy

1

detour; circuitous route; diversion

1

to happen upon (someone or something); to happen to meet

2

flute; fife; pipe; whistle

33

handling one's workmen

1

quick pace

1

blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty

1

gasp; pant

1

dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration

1

nonchalant air; unruffled air

3

reply; answer; response

2

self; oneself

2

supremacy; predominance; being superior to

1

public funds

1

to warm up to; to get interested in; to get excited by

1

to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around

2

broad (view, perspective, etc.); wide; large

2

reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt

2

to rove; to prowl; to go cruising

2

boundary line

2

valley; ravine; gorge; canyon

13

previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day

2

dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered

3

present location; current location; "you are here" (on map)

1

to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin

3

charcoal making; charcoal maker; charcoal-roasted; charcoal-grilled

4

technical skill; ability; capacity

3

prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout

5

back-to-back (e.g. home runs); dual (e.g. victory); tandem (e.g. flight); (romantic) couple

1

to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits

6

to find an excuse; to rationalize; to find a pretext

1

grizzled; (hair) streaked with grey (gray)

1