jpdb beta

suspension system (of a vehicle); undercarriage; area around one's feet; footwear

2

weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)

2

on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture

1

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

1

a bit more; a bit longer

1

to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout

1

to be

2

one-year-old

1

second son

1

to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust

1

official recognition; authorization; authorisation; licence; license; accreditation

1

to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)

2

talent; ability

1

hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker

1

blow; hit; stroke

1

to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)

1

hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined

1

to defeat

1

any number of times

1

to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to

2

capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel

2

evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy

1

environment; circumstance

1

to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach

1

to take a veneer off something

1

sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt

1

left; left hand side

1

to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of

1

action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior

1

it seems that; as if

1

society; the world; the times

1

gale; strong wind; swift wind; fresh breeze (Beaufort scale)

10

your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right

1

one year and a half

1

secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent

1

maneuver (usu. of military force); manoeuvre; mobile; nimble; agile

1

bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation

1

secrecy; highly classified information

1

eastern country; eastern provinces; Kanto provinces

1

strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious

1

twenty-five

1

boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad

3

maid

1

witnessing; observing; sighting

1

sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)

3

single edge (e.g. sword blade)

1

weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset

1

possession; owning

1

compared to

1

fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy

1