jpdb beta

grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)

1

to step out of the bath

1

soap

2

to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize

1

evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy

5

to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to

1

cynicism (of mankind); belief that human nature is fundamentally evil

2

phenomenon

1

to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on

1

each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of

1

to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part

2

representative; exemplary; model

1

abstract

1

usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common

1

value judgement; value judgment

1

leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase

1

pitfall; trap; pit

1

calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind

1

narcissism; self-absorption; self-intoxication

3

Meiji period (1868-1912)

1

Ookubo Toshimichi (1830-1878)

1

Russian Revolution

1

KGB (former Soviet Union intelligence agency)

1

secret police

1

founder; organizer; organiser

1

Dzerzhinski; Dzerzhinskii; Dzierzhnskii

1

turning point; transition phase

1

to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)

1

to sacrifice oneself; to die a martyr

1

relativity

1

intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do

1

necessary evil

2

best; vest

1

without; unless; have to do

1

plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice

1

not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means

1

realistic; pragmatic

1

plan; policy

1

stoicism

1

inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care

1

individual; one by one; separate; each

1

close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; close (together)

1

goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre

1

will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)

3

after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means

1

scoundrel; rascal; villain

4

ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon

1

example; illustration; precedent

1

important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game

1

language; lung

3