jpdb beta

balance

1

to combine; to join together; to join up; to dovetail together

1

half share; half a man

1

children

4

perfect; complete; flawless

3

adult; grown-up

6

being put to shame; being outshone; being eclipsed; feeling embarrassed

1

unnecessary; not needed; not necessary

2

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

5

freedom; liberty

3

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

1

noble class; nobility

1

bitter

2

(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure

7

to make a splash; to draw attention

1

merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine

1

to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business

2

indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly

2

-like

1

shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable

4

to attract attention; to come into the limelight

1

to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam

1

girl student; schoolgirl

11

to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed

3

reluctant (to part)

1

withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal

1

tearfully; in tears; weeping; reluctantly; unwillingly; with a heavy heart

1

consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance

1

exit from a room

3

wagon; tea wagon; teacart; station wagon; estate car

2

work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty

1

pathos; sorrow; grief

1

prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling

1

to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished

2

tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe

1

to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate

1

(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength

2

to differ; to vary; to disagree

5

to drop one's shoulders

3

conscience

1

rejection; dismissal

2

to pour (sake); to serve; to drink together

1

to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove

2

small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest

1

advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus

1

disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus

1

to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools

1

to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out

4

feelings of guilt

5

compromise plan

1