jpdb beta

steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)

2

good-for-nothing; worthless

1

vice; immorality; corruption

1

flight; running away; absconding; elopement

1

duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus

3

worry; fear; anxiety; concern

1

monolith; large slab of rock

1

(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology

2

collapse; downfall

2

king; monarch; ruler; champion

1

brand; bland

2

difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy

7

that; the matter in question

1

repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well

2

dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)

1

plan; trick; plot; stratagem; scheme; trap

1

huge rock; firmness; solidity

1

reaction; recoil; kick; backlash

1

to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin

2

aim; goal; prospect; outlook

1

faraway; far-off

2

reply; answer; response

9

diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily

3

to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade

1

bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)

2

feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely

1

next term; next period; next version; next release

1

grounding (in a skill or subject); knowledge; training; achievements; attainments; accomplishments

1

to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt

2

nature; character

1

tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony

1

to leave one's seat

1

well; now; then

1

even

4

suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange

2

intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem

1

assassination

2

certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid

4

to do someone in; to bump someone off

1

standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert

1

surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard

1

long time (since the last time); first in a long time

1

to prepare for death; to get ready to die

1

as (somebody) says

1

I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...

1

thought; consideration; thinking

10

disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off

1

pronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji); way of reading (out loud); interpretation (e.g. of a text); reading

1

open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent

1

performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact

1