jpdb beta

some; any; please; anyway; anyhow

1

ill-preparedness; insufficient preparation; lack of preparation

1

handicap

1

to boast; to brag; to exaggerate

1

tenth day of the month; ten days

1

soon; shortly; nearly; almost

1

instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for

10

protocol; written evidence; record (investigation, interrogation, etc.); preliminary memo; charge sheet

2

finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing

1

unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward

2

I; me; myself; (arch.) we; (arch.) us; (arch.) ourselves

11

this matter; this case

1

beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially

2

wise saying

1

to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray

2

visitor's gallery; seats for the public

6

affidavit; deposition; testimony

1

to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)

1

insufficient study

1

small fraction; small proportion

1

newspaper

8

scandal

1

company employee; office worker; white-collar worker

1

reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...

13

the Rabbit (fourth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Hare; hour of the Rabbit (around 6am, 5-7am, or 6-8am); east; second month in the lunar calendar

12

superior (major) arc

2

origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning

2

dukedom; duchy; principality

11

-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person

2

lack of evidence; insufficient evidence

7

unsettled; pending; unresolved

2

stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce

1

to annoy; to cause trouble

1

secret accounts; unauthorized accounting; under-the-counter accounting

1

to be able (to); to be possible (to)

1

misfortune; adverse fortune; hapless fate; checkered (life, career, etc.); varied; eventful

1

pride; boast; credit (to)

2

after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after

1

to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)

1

absurd; unreasonable

1

always; usually

1

will not do; do not; does not

2

on bad terms; at loggerheads

2

older sister and younger brother

3

oneself; myself

4

to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate

2

pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable

4

one theory (opinion); another theory (opinion)

2

to build; to construct

2

same; similar; (just) like; equal

2