jpdb beta

attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture

2

clientele; customer stratum

1

appearance; looks

4

salesperson; shop assistant; hawker; (arch.) male prostitute

9

someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)

2

big shot; higher-ups

2

while; on the same occasion; at the same time; along with

3

flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)

2

to take one's eyes off

1

to grope; to feel around (in one's pocket, bag, etc.)

1

worst case

2

back lane; byway; back street; unfair means; dishonest means

1

to bring (someone into a place); to lead into

2

heartbroken thoughts; heartrending grief; overwhelming sorrow

3

to highlight something; to bring something to the forefront

1

to harden one's heart; to steel oneself

1

maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling

1

certainly; surely; definitely

1

being prepared for a theoretical (ideological) argument; being armed with theoretical backing

1

festival merrymaking; revelry

2

unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic

1

sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)

1

taking up a post away from one's family; job transfer without one's family; living apart from one's family for the sake of one's job; unaccompanied posting

1

uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)

2

I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal

2

main cause; primary factor

1

slipper; slippers

1

moonlight

1

ghost; revenant; spirit (of the dead); departed soul

1

eerie; hair-raising; exaggerated; ostentatious

1

song with lyrics about resentment and a sorrowful tune; resentful complaint

1

ominous place outside the human world; mysterious place where no human being lives; uninhabited area

1

anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up

4

dozing off in the middle of doing something (esp. in an online chat or during an online game); becoming inactive due to falling asleep

2

invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable

1

good news; happy news; glad tidings

2

it seems that; as if

1

further; even more; still more; all the more

1

outer moat (of a castle)

2

laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)

1

good-value; economical; advantageous (price, deal, etc.); useful; helpful

1

obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit

1

great shame (endured in the public eye); deep embarrassment; profound humiliation; utter disgrace

2

to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of

3

to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close

1

to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)

2

debt trap; debt hell; being in debt up to one's ears

1

color; colour; color; character; coloring (one's hair); dyeing

2

to have a smattering knowledge of

1

fault; defect; minor; 5-point card; short

1