jpdb beta

to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of

1

suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption

1

about this time

5

this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence

1

government; administration

1

to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work

1

personal connections

1

popularity

2

next term; next period; next version; next release

1

(present) head of a family

2

wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane

3

as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather

11

to come back

1

whispering into a person's ear

1

completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)

3

to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark

5

to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem

4

before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares

8

because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece

1

kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)

1

to strike (each other); to come to blows; to fight (each other); to speak (to each other)

1

to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve

13

superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!

1

private talk; confidential talk; secret talk

1

to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)

1

everyone; everybody; ladies and gentlemen

1

greeting; a fine thing to say

2

to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death

2

certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons

1

lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy

2

together; jointly; at the same time; with; both

7

to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)

1

to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still

4

to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear

4

to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor

1

example; simile; metaphor; allegory

1

to summon; to get used to call

1

to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)

2

conviction; belief; confidence

5

roughly

1

avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)

10

tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)

1

to roll about with laughter; to be convulsed with laughter; to laugh one's head off

1

seniority by length of service

1

to move forward; to move on

7

to grow a beard

1

to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful

1

... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...

1

glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view

2

honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation

2