jpdb beta

barefaced (e.g. lie); shameless; transparent; pure white; very clear

1

written report

1

to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off

4

assumption; supposition; hypothesis

4

(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience

3

person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute

4

person with supernatural power; person capable of extrasensory perception

1

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

7

to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up

6

to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house

5

thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift

1

full dress; formal dress; uniform

1

to lay the blame on; to put the fault on

1

impossible to do (although wants to)

1

and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless

2

to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand

3

to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)

24

tacit; unspoken; implicit

1

to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep

3

please do (something)

1

no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than

4

firm; strong; solid; stable

3

to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead

2

samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight

4

decision; judgment; resolution

2

to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)

6

circuitous; roundabout; indirect

2

simple; plain

16

to be imaginable; to be conceivable

3

easy; simple; plain

4

unanimity

2

bargain; bargain sale

1

substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange

8

shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears

1

independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative

3

devoted; self-sacrificing

1

nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos); Nightingale, Florence (1820-1910)

1

to take; to carry (something) away; to bear

4

junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends

2

this; our; the ... in question; right; justice; fairness

1

Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan

3

somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra

2

(not) very; (not) much

3

had better do so

1

heating; application of heat

2

thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete

2

had better ...; had better not ...

2

pistol

6

pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining

1

plastic

2