jpdb beta

having to be; must be; should be; ought to be

2

faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true

1

to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound

1

to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy

2

errand runner

2

role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role

4

to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)

1

beak; bill

1

class; heading; group; category

1

older; senior

1

in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh

1

spring breeze

1

lungs; bottom of one's heart; vital point

1

reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos

1

stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce

1

crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)

1

suggestion; hint; implication

1

to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts

1

to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame

1

gun; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish

1

to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...

1

slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear

2

plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious

2

to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of

1

endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever

1

illicit love

2

common knowledge; widely known; known to everybody

1

so to speak

1

filling a vacancy; supplementation; substitute; deputy; alternate

6

second; number two; runner-up

6

plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick

1

continuation; succession; series

3

to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to lay the blame on

3

suddenly (rising to fame, etc.); instantly; immediately; one bound; one leap

1

top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat

1

ha ha ha (laughter)

1

sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break

1

great adventure

1

to feel as though ...

1

personality; character; individuality; personhood

2

idealized image

1

pulverization; pulverisation; smashing; demolishing

1

unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew

1

brand; mark

1

lamp; light

1

during absence from home

1

to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated

3

eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam

2

welcome home

1

to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated

3