jpdb beta

discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability

5

professional duties

2

married person

1

eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam

1

heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour

1

subtracting points; points deducted

1

to not make good use of (e.g. advice); to disregard; to treat as useless; to treat with disdain

1

though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other

1

back of the hand

1

(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)

3

obsession with cleanliness; fastidiousness

1

to have a tendency to; to be liable to; to have a touch of; to have a smack of

1

being good-for-nothing; useless person

2

son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world

1

hair color; hair colour; fur color; disposition; type; kind

1

drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office

2

latter part (of book, etc.); sequel; concluding part

2

(for the) first time; something used (worn, etc.) for the first time; new item; first of the season (crop, fruit, etc.)

1

body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop

4

(present) head of a family

1

bloodshed

1

burden; nuisance; bother; hanger-on; dependent; parasite

2

failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards

1

self-; from ...; this ... (in contrast to some other ...); aforementioned

1

information; news; report; reward; retribution

1

doubting; questioning; being skeptical (of)

1

father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)

13

to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)

2

innermost feelings; heart; motive; nature; disposition; spirit

1

your home; your family; their home; (my) home

1

(crime of) treason

1

youthful indiscretion; youthful enthusiasm; youthful excess

1

(with a) thump; (hanging) straight down

1

trivial; slight

6

for military use

1

to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)

1

finally; at last; ultimately; in the end

1

to go over one's head; to be beyond one's comprehension

1

good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy

6

to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on

1

abusive language; violent language; wild words

1

war preparation

1

what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn

3

screaming; squawking; squealing; loud complaining; noisy conversation

2

to live through hell; to go to hell and back; to suffer dire straits

1

someone who gets in the way without serving any useful purpose; fly in the ointment; buttinsky; third wheel

1

character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character

1

all; every

1

to kick; to treat (a person) poorly; to walk all over (someone)

1

drink at home with one's evening meal; dinner-time drink

1