jpdb beta

a help; an aid; some assistance

2

self-consciousness

1

swelling; enlargement; becoming fat; hypertrophy

1

theory

1

just how; how (dare you)

1

self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride

3

both people; two people; two directions; both directions

1

preparation; arrangements

1

well done!; bravo

1

a little bit; a little while

1

to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy

1

self restraint; moderating one's behaviour; penitence; confinement to one's home; house arrest

1

deed; act

2

reference; allusion

1

to watch intently; to stare

2

to make an enemy (of); to antagonize

2

House of Peers (Japan, Meiji constitution); House of Lords (UK)

3

call; summons; convening; convocation

1

pus; corruption; rot; evils

1

of all people

1

to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience

2

dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish

1

clumsiness; awkwardness; ineptitude

1

excuse; explanation; justification; defense; defence

1

to make an apology

1

to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)

1

external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)

1

tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox

1

to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into

2

belatedly; tardily

1

outside the country; abroad

1

blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace

2

to shut in; to confine; to contain

1

high official

1

reasonable (person); obedient (e.g. child); doing what one is told

1

way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression

1

reasonable (person); obedient (e.g. child); doing what one is told

1

to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together

1

to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught

1

silk floss; silk wadding

3

feeling of transparency; sense of translucence

1

choosing; selecting; deciding (on)

1

girls-only gathering

1

drinking party; get-together

1

hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding

2

I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?

2

to wear (clothes) stylishly; to dress oneself stylishly

1

watchdog; chaperone; watcher

1

shopping; purchased goods

5

shop; store

2