jpdb beta

substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange

1

peddler; pedlar; hawker

3

preface; introduction; preamble

1

everyday life; daily life

2

tending to find things bothersome; person who tends to find things bothersome

1

sticky; persistent; insistent; nagging

1

hegemony; leadership; initiative

1

carrying on one's back (e.g. baby); piggyback ride

1

enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it

1

timid; fainthearted

1

to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank

2

announcement of time; time signal; news report; newsletter

1

between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea

1

light (weight)

3

easygoing person

1

the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it

1

rocky mountain

8

confusion; distraction; derangement

2

anyone and everyone; anybody at all

2

herb

10

to mow; to reap; to harvest

1

to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love

2

proud; elated

1

to grow old; to age

1

(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit

1

irresponsibility

7

to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to

2

sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)

2

close call; narrow escape

2

careless

1

to slay; to cut down (a foe)

1

to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at

1

powerless; helpless; incompetent

1

to fly wildly about

1

to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

1

of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after

1

bitter tears; (lit.) tears of blood

1

state of (mental) confusion (agitation)

1

bloodshed

1

erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion

5

to cross swords (with)

1

blunt (e.g. sword); dull; lazy; cowardly; good for nothing

1

two o'clock

2

bedside; near one's pillow

2

to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood

1

very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented

1

have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary

2

decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card

1

to share

1

thoughtless; inconsiderate; tasteless; cruel

1