jpdb beta

principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me

2

diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies

3

to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate

5

at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just

1

hard problem; person hard to please; hard nut to crack

1

around ...; or so

4

having said that; on the other hand

3

middle stage; middle phase; middle game; midfield

2

age; era; period; date

1

to keep a house; to run a household

1

bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate

1

middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years

1

as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all

1

to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence

2

to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back

8

weakness

1

support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping

2

to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread

4

formal marriage interview

1

point worthy of note; highlight; high point; good prospects for the future; promise

2

to shake off; to throw off

1

resolute; determined; bold

2

challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try

2

end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes

1

retirement; retiring (from a race, match, etc.); dropping out

1

depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program

1

to succeed to a house

1

vindictive; tenacious; persistent; spiteful; vengeful

2

to tell (somebody) to (do something)

2

regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected

1

unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual

1

two times; twice; two degrees

2

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

2

to recall; to remember

2

fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)

9

peerless; matchless; unparalleled; unrivalled; unequalled; incomparable

1

one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer

4

boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless

5

belatedly

2

direct

2

(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience

1

confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)

3

hot

1

summer

1

branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray

2

malicious; ill-tempered; unkind

2

to fan; to incite; to instigate

1

other people's affairs; somebody else's problem

5

employer

1

employee; employed person

1