jpdb beta

hard-liners; diehards; (young) man with traditionally masculine interests; tough boy; hard news; reporter who covers political and economic affairs

1

famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known

1

abrupt; sudden; unexpected

5

to raise one's voice; to shout

1

shameless; infamous; disgraceful

2

to avert one's eyes; to avoid looking straight at something; to cover one's eyes

2

drawers; knickers; bloomers

1

somehow; for some reason; without knowing why

1

to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl

2

attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning

1

too ashamed to meet

1

discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference

1

design; sketch

13

dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing

1

wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane

2

loss; going missing

1

copy (of the real thing); copying; reproduction; tracing

2

shade; tone; tinge; hue; colour; color

1

red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red

1

distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment

1

one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing

1

skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious

2

individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic

1

habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle

1

difference; variation; difference

3

camouflage

1

hawk; falcon

1

continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring

1

with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly

1

as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all

3

this is why; this means; it is the case that

1

daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)

12

unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette

21

second

1

leader of a delegation (body, party)

2

Anderson

14

common camellia (Camellia japonica)

1

both (people)

4

(flower) petal

1

origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature

1

marquis; marquess

4

ability; skill; facility

1

guaranteed; authentic; certified

1

Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)

20

(your, his, her) daughter

1

you

3

fiance; fiancee

17

bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy

1

to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)

2

it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but

1