jpdb beta

ability; capability; skill

1

to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in

1

(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point

1

understood; I see; OK; present; here

1

to the utmost; to the best of one's ability

1

early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker

2

wise; clever; smart

2

wealthy merchant

5

simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated

1

to like; to prefer

1

prattle; broken language; halting language; baby talk; imperfect speech; smattering

1

older brother

1

older brother; elder brother

1

age difference; age gap

1

to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do

2

interior; inside; internal

1

-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of

1

that gentleman; that lady; he; she

3

looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)

1

blood relationship

2

growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing

1

indecent; obscene

2

expression; presentation; representation; notation

1

punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding

1

falling in love; attachment

1

to call dibs; to establish a claim; (lit.) to spit on (thus preventing others from taking it)

1

to fully understand and agree; to be convinced; to be fully satisfied (with an explanation)

1

agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance

1

ideal; ideals

1

tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard

1

hard worker; hardworking person

1

something or other; one thing or another; this or that

1

lazy person; lazy fellow; slothful person

1

disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character

1

battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)

1

crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against

1

one may well say so, but ...; even more than

2

innocent; simple-minded

1

to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect

1

carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease

2

outside of; not covered by

1

dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; trap; wooden protrusion from a Japanese door frame that fits a hole in the threshold, acting as a lock when closed; conclusion (of a speech, etc.)

3

impregnable

1

for this reason

1

drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office

3

appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre

1

to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate

1

perception; intuition; the sixth sense

2

you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends

2

to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away

2