jpdb beta

reference; consultation

1

influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible

1

to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice

1

wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)

1

to steal

1

capable of anything; liable to do

1

supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being

2

ill will; malice; evil intent

1

economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless

1

comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery

2

treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like

2

to begin (doing); to start (doing)

1

insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned

1

irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate

1

to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence

1

crime; criminal act; offence; offense

3

guidance; lead; guide; primer; influence; connections

1

to look daunted; to look embarrassed; to be disappointed

1

to give directions; to issue instructions

1

back (of a chair)

1

to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on

1

visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern

2

elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article

1

bull's-eye; the mark

1

a bit more; a bit longer

2

to care for someone; to look after someone

1

true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience

1

to demand money; to pester; to extort

1

now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again

1

to give; to do (something) for

1

helmet (of a warrior); headpiece

5

low-ranking soldier; graduation; moving on (from); outgrowing (something); low-ranking samurai (1870-1872); death (of a noble, etc.)

5

sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)

5

food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion

3

last farewell

6

pointing out; identification

2

impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)

1

island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf

1

to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)

1

dying; death; dead; useless; damned

1

to smile broadly; to grin widely

1

quotation; citation; reference

3

absconding; taking oneself off; slipping out (home) unnoticed early (e.g. from work, out of parties, etc.)

1

wise; clever; smart

1

kind; tender-hearted; compassionate

1

shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof

1

to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour

1

probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't

1

to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to

1

engine

1