jpdb beta

ball; dance

1

social meeting place; watering hole

5

to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public

4

oneself; one's body

2

newspaper reporter; print journalist

2

mass-market newspaper; tabloid newspaper

8

mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth

2

tragic

1

humorous; funny; amusing; laughable; hilarious; comical

2

to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up

4

not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover

6

home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country

1

to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)

3

mail; postal matter; postal item

1

bundle; bunch; sheaf

1

bringing; taking; carrying

2

to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on

10

last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup

1

bargain sale; selling cheaply; giving out freely

1

condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite

18

close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry

4

guardian; protector; patron; parent

7

to obtain; to procure

2

charitable person; philanthropist

1

to gain fame; to make one's name

3

to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut

1

rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new

2

enterprising man; businessman; industrialist

1

as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much

12

proud; elated

8

word; language; speech

6

to concern; to be related

4

because of this

1

way (of doing); manner; method; means

6

pilloried criminal exposed to public view; public scorn or humiliation; person shamed in front of others

2

art; technique; means; way; trick; trap

1

unreliable; undependable; untrustworthy; not to be counted on

1

magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly

7

deep impression

3

fraction; odd sum; odd money; small change; (arch.) low class female servant

2

although; though; despite the fact that ...

1

fellow; mutual; companion; comrade

8

pity; compassion; mercy

3

no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than

5

one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time

2

loud (of a voice)

1

approval; endorsement

2

fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement

9

wicked woman; ugly woman

1

I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference

1