jpdb beta

solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately

2

very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...

5

happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing

4

capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel

1

up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...

2

out of office; out of power; in opposition; unaffiliated (e.g. researcher, scientist); in private practice

1

to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden

1

truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; indeed; really

1

movements; bearing; deportment; carriage; behavior; behaviour

2

the street; the town

1

commoner; plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)

3

around here; hereabouts; (around) this point; about now

1

even (e.g. even a child)

2

if it is (the case that ...)

9

to be perturbed; to be agitated

2

reply; response; answer

5

to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal

7

real name

1

sorry to trouble you, but ...; excuse me, but ...; pardon me, but ...

1

without permission; without notice

4

plain; plateau; tableland

2

pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)

2

to answer a question

4

while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily

1

hmm; I see; hrm

5

having special circumstances (e.g. problems, issues, advantages, flaws, defects, etc.); imperfect (merchandise); with defects

1

background (of a case, incident, etc.)

1

to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove

1

torrentially; swiftly flowing (water, esp. river); (speak) eloquently; fluently; flood of the times (moving strongly in one direction); current of the times

4

state; country; nation

1

belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)

13

(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case

3

international; diplomatic intercourse

1

distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)

1

by extension; in turn; by the same token; in addition; as well; consequently

3

to do (someone) a wrong; to do (someone) an ill turn; to take revenge; to resent; to bear a grudge

1

to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise

1

to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place

2

straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct

2

simple; plain

1

yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh

5

to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip

1

anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest

2

being present (at the same meeting, occasion, etc.); attendance (with); sitting with; same (seating) precedence; same rank

3

to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)

1

to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)

1

military exploits; military feats; military achievements; distinguished military service

5

to happen to be present

2

to make someone's acquaintance; to become acquainted (with)

3

slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble

2