jpdb beta

quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive

1

surgeon

11

eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)

1

expressing oneself without words or gestures; force of personality

1

young person; young servant; young man come of age (at 16)

22

this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type

1

to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to

3

intelligence officer

1

loss of memory; amnesia

2

useless; deadhead

1

where one has gone to; place one has gone to; (outing) destination

1

to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)

5

what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind

1

affectation; pretension

1

to go easy on somebody; to be easygoing; to be lenient

1

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

1

to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)

2

ashamed

1

to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike home (words, etc.); (lit.) to stab in the chest

1

and; thereupon; because of that

4

to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat

1

one-tenth; one percent (one-tenth of a wari); one-quarter of a ryō (obsolete unit of currency); thickness; advantageous circumstances; one-tenth of a monme of silver

1

ugly woman

3

way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression

5

glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant

2

to bring someone along

1

to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)

2

all; as much as possible

1

thanks; gratitude

7

praise; admiration; commendation; approbation

3

to rekindle one's love; to fall in love again (with a person one has previously been in love with)

1

above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent

2

thereupon; shortly thereafter

2

evil influence; (evil) clutches; tentacles of evil

1

punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding

4

depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program

8

to advise strongly; to insist (on something)

1

surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid

4

what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?

3

all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost

2

darling

2

reminder

2

to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start

5

not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is

1

meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one

1

tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe

3

to trouble; to bother; to annoy

1

bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh

2

censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming

3

important; significant; precious; valuable; careful

7