jpdb beta

goodness; excellence; virtue

1

you could say; you might say; verging on the

1

slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)

1

the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person

1

to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says

1

generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality

1

indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating

2

loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage

1

selfishness; egotism; egoism; egocentricity

1

guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole

1

embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward

1

to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect

2

very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly

2

washing; sashimi chilled in iced water

1

even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...

3

that gentleman; that lady; he; she

4

to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth

2

year; age; years; past one's prime; old age

2

to take command; to give direction

4

natural virtue; personal virtue

1

adoration; admiration; devotion

1

difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn

1

to make an enemy (of); to antagonize

1

ridgeline; lines of a mountain ridge

5

evening sun; setting sun

2

to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch

2

deeply emotive; moving

1

office (e.g. the Oval Office)

6

measure; square (e.g. of graph paper or Japanese manuscript paper); box (e.g. on a form)

1

line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)

10

to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

22

kaya (Torreya nucifera); Japanese nutmeg tree

1

disk; disc; tray; shallow bowl; grid; board (e.g. in shogi)

8

low-ranking soldier; graduation; moving on (from); outgrowing (something); low-ranking samurai (1870-1872); death (of a noble, etc.)

5

light offered to a god or Buddha; votive light

1

to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up

2

right under; directly below

1

dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding

3

it is darkest under the lamp post; it's hard to see what is under your nose; go abroad to hear of home; you must go into the country to hear what news at London

1

portable candlestick

2

candle

6

at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money

5

lamp; light

3

falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses

1

to shake; to sway; to waver

1

how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way

2

in all directions

1

great many; ever so many; any number; as few or as many (as you like); whether large or small

1

piece; fragment; one (object)

2

surface of a board or record

4