jpdb beta

noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift

2

to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy

2

where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes

2

paltry amount of money; cheapness; worthlessness; three one-mon coins

1

play; drama

2

unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty

4

show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture

1

upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor

4

to approach; to draw near

2

acting; performance

11

taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness

1

reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese

3

relatively; comparatively

3

taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...

7

unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously

2

spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration

1

aura

10

to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit

2

completely exhausted; dog-tired; dreadfully weary; terribly frustrated; limp; weak

1

to lend a hand; to help

3

danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

1

to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip

4

to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised

4

help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace

5

you; I; me; oneself

4

crowd; turnout

1

purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not

1

to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears

2

if I (we, etc.) could

3

extreme; radical

1

death from cold; freezing to death

2

ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)

1

dated; date; fixed; external

1

client; sender

8

to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave

6

defeat; loss; reverse; setback

6

perpetrator

3

principal offence; principal offense; principal offender

1

to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)

7

to survive; to live long

10

treatment (of a person); dealing with

3

needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer

4

rawhide

1

to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of

2

toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.

2

five; 5

2

department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category

10

in steps of; in units of; calculated by

1

torture

3

full-course dinner; multicourse meal

1