jpdb beta

stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire

2

study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount

1

thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected

2

to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate

2

to be left lonely at the top; to be left high and dry by one's friends; to be abandoned by one's supporters; to have the rug pulled from under one; (lit.) to have the ladder pulled out from under one

1

revenge; retaliation

1

(this) small amount; (such a) paltry amount; only this much; slightest bit

2

dozens; scores of; decades

3

double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n

2

several hundred; hundreds (of)

1

to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor

4

(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)

1

person older than oneself (who has more life experience)

1

haughty; arrogant; insolent; presumptuous

1

means; way; method; measure

2

best in the world

5

to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink

1

motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically

4

persuasion

8

loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness

1

smile

1

soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light

2

protection; repellent

1

to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)

4

to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate

1

desperate; hopeless

3

encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)

1

to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)

4

decision; determination; resolution

2

obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted

1

to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)

1

to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to

1

country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)

12

what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?

1

preference; priority; precedence; right of way

3

it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that

2

see you next week

1

to be able to conceal

1

timid; fainthearted

1

direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...

4

something or other; one thing or another; this or that

1

doting (on one's children); (overly) fond; indulgent; adoring parent; doting parent

1

he; she; that person; (arch.) you

4

won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you

1

negative; minus

1

chain; series; connection; linkage

1

to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath

1

splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough

3

timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish

1

real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks

1