jpdb beta

tasteless; flavourless; uninteresting; dull; dry

1

weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance

14

to put up (a notice); to post

1

top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat

1

fourth court rank

1

great majority

1

hard; tough; hardware; hard disk

1

family lineage

1

to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)

3

energy conservation; economical use of energy

1

to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important

1

unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic

2

even so; anyhow; at any rate

5

treating someone like a child

1

splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate

1

youth; young man

3

not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)

1

test results

1

scorn; disdain; contempt; slight

4

proper; respectable; decent; honest

9

resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness

1

major volcanic eruption; large-scale eruption; violent eruption; great eruption

1

to go too far

1

return

1

beyond oneself; beyond one's ability; exceeding one's power

1

to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)

1

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

1

blur; blurred; indistinct

2

standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods

1

high praise; great admiration; rave reviews

2

degeneration; retrogression

1

the same as always; day after day

2

papier mâché; something that looks good superficially

1

establishment; settlement

3

heartburn; sour stomach

1

gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy

7

miscellany (classification of Japanese poetry unrelated to the seasons or to love)

1

concession; conciliation; compromise

2

one by one; each; every; at intervals of

1

three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold

2

five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold

1

control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order

2

big quarrel; huge fight; big row

1

to follow another's example

1

to know shame; to have a sense of shame; to be ashamed

1

fixed phrase; canned phrase; standard wording; template; boilerplate

1

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

2

self-esteem; feeling of self-approval

2

severely beaten up; repeatedly punched and kicked; thoroughly defeated; attacked relentlessly (with words); fiercely criticised; bombarded with verbal abuse

1

to smash; to break

3