jpdb beta

easy; simple

1

cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet

2

trudging (along); plodding; slowly and with heavy steps

1

negotiating a lower price; negotiate a discount; price negotiation

1

to take great pains; to make every effort; to rack one's brains; to be concerned; to worry

1

feminine; womanly; female

1

wild boar; wild pig

1

glamorous; charming; fascinatingly elegant; lovely; gorgeous; beguiling

2

street corner

1

to call in; to invite; to bring in

2

feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize (someone); unconcerned air; indifference; nonchalance

1

use of seductive techniques to attain one's ends (usu. of women)

1

easy; simple; there's no way that ...

2

having no way to relieve (one's grief, mortification, etc.); unable to give vent to (one's anger)

1

(one's) figure; build; physique; style

2

don't get me wrong, but ...; I'm sorry

1

fastidiousness; faultfinding; nit-picking

1

union; combination; association; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)

1

gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step

2

shortage of talented people; shortfall in human resources

2

even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...

1

to follow (someone); to shadow; to tail; to stalk

1

and what is worse; to make matters worse

1

eccentric; crank; weirdo; oddball

1

sticking out prominently (usu. something long and thin); rising up

1

to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)

1

chattering; chit-chat; (ladies) prattle

1

to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)

1

to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order

1

to bring (someone into a place); to lead into

1

tar

1

puppy; whelp; magic word said to comfort a frightened child and put him to sleep

2

to care for someone; to look after someone

2

place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place

1

urinating outdoors; urinating by the roadside

3

dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops

1

to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)

1

to wipe; to dry

2

the former; the first

1

the latter; the second; successor; descendant

1

trembling voice; quavering voice

3

to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile (of soil); to be discerning (of one's palate, eye, ear, etc.); to be discriminating; to become rich

1

vengeance; revenge; retaliation

1

moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative; sente; move that forces a response from the opponent, allowing the player to retain the initiative

1

to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut

9

wiping; drying

1

jurisdiction; control

2

thereupon; shortly thereafter

1

lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs

2

sentiment; sentimentality

2