jpdb beta

difficult to hear; indistinct; hesitating to ask; awkward to ask; unpleasant to hear; painful to listen to

2

regency; regent

3

overdependence (on others; usu. one's fosterers or seniors); lack of self-reliance; presumed acceptance (of one's behaviour); presumed benevolence; attention-seeking (behavior)

1

superior; boss; them (as opposed to "us"); the elite; person above; upstairs neighbour (neighbor)

1

mutual aid

1

putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may

1

unevenness; roughness; ruggedness; inequality; imbalance; unevenness

1

stone mortar; millstone; quern

7

glutinous rice

2

smooth; meticulous; painstaking; detailed

1

to frolic about; to mess around

1

malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back

1

to grapple

1

to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on

1

hand; hands

1

vulgar; in poor taste; cheap; low-brow

1

to be proud

1

silver hair; gray hair; grey hair

1

victory or defeat; victory and defeat

1

to send; to direct; to dispatch (person, car, etc.); to direct (attention); to turn (spotlight, etc. on)

1

direct relation

1

rice bran

2

rice polishing; polished rice

1

to misread; to misinterpret; to misunderstand

1

enemy forces

2

hostile party; enemy side

1

carnivore

1

herbivore

1

misreading

1

calm; composed; self-possessed; firm

18

badger game (scheme in which a man has his wife or lover seduce another man to blackmail him)

1

serious illness; dangerous disease

1

to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate

1

barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house

1

appendicitis

10

(vermiform) appendix

20

complication

3

loose articles (not packaged with other things); bulk items; individual items; coins; small change

3

in name only; figurehead; (only) by name

1

(acupuncture) needle; acupuncture

10

oral administration (of medicine)

1

incomplete; unfinished; imperfect

1

raw materials; ingredients

1

to look at the long term

1

retention; maintenance; preservation

1

separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)

2

diligent application (to work or study); cultivating one's character by studying hard; mutual encouragement (to improve); working hard together; friendly rivalry

1

reading silently

1

grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen

2

dementia; stupidity; foolishness; fool

1