jpdb beta

enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to

3

idea

4

obstruction; inhibition

4

it's no joke; gimme a break!

1

Rios

73

polite; courteous; civil; friendship; (sexual) intimacy

4

to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored

7

time to pay the piper; (lit.) time to pay the land tax (in kind)

1

resignation; acceptance; consolation

2

debtor

2

eyepatch; eye bandage

2

money lending business

1

falling behind (with a payment); being in arrears; non-payment; default; delinquency

1

muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line

2

direct appeal

2

to extort (money); to blackmail

1

hostage

1

finally; in the end; on top of all that

1

suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy

2

coincident with; while; simultaneously

2

to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce

1

to lodge a complaint

1

shady; underhanded; questionable

1

I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference

1

such; like that; that sort of; very

1

mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion

3

surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it

3

to exaggerate

1

to be transparent; to show through

1

stupid idiot; total moron

1

to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor

2

bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh

4

in that manner; like that

1

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

1

true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience

5

understanding completely; understanding all there is to know

1

to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore

3

power; authority; influence

1

to crack down on (e.g. crime, corruption); to deal a crushing blow to; to bring down the hammer on

2

to draw the line (between two situations); to make a clear distinction; to make it clear where one stands; to take clear responsibility for (mistakes, etc.)

2

to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege

2

to say; to speak; to tell; to talk

2

right eye

1

like; as if; the same as

7

unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd

5

life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death

2

being concerned about or mindful of

1

to suffer; to groan; to be worried

6

sword; dagger; knife; bayonet

17

(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it

5