jpdb beta

difference; variation; difference

3

beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially

1

disguising oneself as a man; dressing as a man (for a woman); male clothing

1

to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly

4

unexpectedly; surprisingly

1

gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting

1

handsome youth (male); pretty boy

1

to become speechless; to be at a loss for words

5

management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome

3

how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know

1

sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen

9

to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation

3

older; senior

3

comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...

1

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

4

area of the field one is supposed to (or able to) defend; (one's) field; (one's) scope; one's type; kind of person one is attracted to

1

love affair

1

(wet) cough; (sound of) coughing

1

to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by

1

to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)

5

to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)

3

isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...

2

to scurry home; to run home; to fly back

1

audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)

4

setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)

1

face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members

1

complete ruin; collapse; losing (something) completely (e.g. face)

2

(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption

2

to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way

12

unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful

4

third day of the month; three days

3

after

4

spy

4

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

5

inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)

1

to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)

1

to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)

4

to brave a danger; to take a risk

3

circuitous; roundabout; indirect

1

way (of doing); manner; method; means

2

self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)

8

does not seem; unlikely; improbable

3

to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort

5

failure; mistake; blunder

6

minimum; lowest; minimal; least

1

supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being

2

heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained

2

use of force

1

heartening; reassuring

1

area of expertise; (one's) field; (one's) line

1