jpdb beta

personal relations

1

devastating; catastrophic; crushing

1

so to speak

1

to do together; to put together; to lump together; to regard in the same light; to put in the same category; to arrange for (two people) to marry

5

please; I beg you; for mercy's sake

9

dissolution of a feudal clan by the shogunate and confiscation of its fief

2

place to go; destination

1

overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest

7

extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of

32

birthday present

1

very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes

1

one's own room

10

to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)

8

(home) tutor; private tutor; private teacher

2

to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to

10

to fall ill; to become indisposed; to have one's physical condition deteriorate

5

dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly

9

uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease

13

to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable

18

other people's affairs; someone else's problem

5

an adult-age eldest son who has yet to come into his inheritance; (a young adult still) living at home; a dependent

5

trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance

1

help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace

2

maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full; at a maximum

2

sensitive; susceptible; emotional; impressionable; sentimental

1

difficult to be (in a place); not feeling like staying

1

to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles

20

one's dominant arm

2

hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment

4

to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.

14

curse; spell; malediction

2

to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender

1

it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...

4

to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring

14

to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify

14

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

23

to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up

9

experiential; empirical; experimental

1

phenomenon

2

hard-to-believe; unbelievable; incredible; fabulous

3

in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious

3

twice

10

elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge

5

custom

4

clink; clank; clang

1

equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")

1

(social) class; rank; grade

3

spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham

7

reaction; recoil; kick; backlash

6

big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)

4