jpdb beta

outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness

2

the right person in the right place

1

duty and humanity; (a sense of) moral obligation and humane feelings

1

string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions

3

to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase

6

every kind; all sorts

2

entertainment expenses

1

charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of

3

building (a temple, palace, etc.); construction; erection

1

to need; to call for; to require

8

entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining

1

merrymaking (esp. wine and women); pleasures

2

your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency

1

mental aspect; mental side

1

to have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points); to also have something (in addition to something else)

1

to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low

1

shopping; purchased goods

3

I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead

1

true; real; genuine; proper; utter

7

How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?

3

secret; private; surreptitious

2

whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper

3

taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; talking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet

1

return; reaction; recovery; return (from a procedure)

1

to stop by; to drop in for a short visit

3

to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around

9

even though it is not; despite not

1

appearance; arrival; make one's appearance

3

relatedness; associativity; relation; relationship; relevance

1

assertion; declaration; affirmation

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empty nest; empty house; empty home; burglary (of an empty house); burglar (who targets empty houses)

1

two classes; double; two sets

1

with a thump; with a thud; hard (hit, scold, etc.); severely; card marking (on a hanafuda, etc. card); alteration

1

because; the reason is; if you want to know why

3

paving stone; pavement

1

difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps

2

to stumble (over); to trip; to fail; to suffer a setback

1

shape of the "dai" kanji (esp. person with arms and legs outstretched); sprawling; lying spread-eagled

2

to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)

2

shipping; pairing of characters in a romantic relationship (in fan fiction, manga, etc.)

1

(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene

2

abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping

1

purity; chastity

1

core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel

1

straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct

6

large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate

6

(at) high speed; as fast as one can; with lightning speed

2

running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink

1

to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)

1

pinioning; binding arms behind the back

1