jpdb beta

outside of one's area of expertise

1

prime; conspicuous

1

money; cash

1

excuse; pretext

3

important person

1

bodyguard; escort

2

massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter

7

to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce

1

a certain someone; Mr So-and-so

3

to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar

3

to frown; to scowl

2

position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint

4

penniless; broke

1

debt collection; debt collector

1

muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness

2

to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to turn over in one's mind; to reflect; to muse

1

in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)

3

to kill; to choke the life out of

1

lunatic; madman

2

distinction; discrimination

1

being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)

1

way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death

2

to become a wandering ghost; to appear as a spirit

1

unbecoming; improper; unsuitable; ill-matched; unworthy of

1

to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain

2

to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)

1

perversity; perverse person; antagonistic demon in Japanese folklore; demon under the feet of temple guardian statues

1

to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous

1

to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory

3

understanding and acceptance; spiritual awakening; a heart that understands truth; (feeling of) resignation

1

moral duty; moral obligations; justification; pretext; just cause

1

to degenerate; to lapse into

2

(train) conductor

1

station name

1

when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

4

to be curious; to wonder; to marvel

3

discomfort

5

to be smeared; to be covered

1

having no effect; waste of effort

1

response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect

10

to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded

1

to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)

8

retaining fee; retainer

4

to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing

3

running (of a car, bus, etc.); traveling; travelling; running (of a program)

2

some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part

1

highest grade; superlative degree

1

very small amount; insignificant thing; negligible amount

1

daily wages

1

monthly salary

1