jpdb beta

neutral

1

a bolt out of the blue

1

ageing; aging; senile deterioration

1

judgment; judgement; discernment

2

retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)

1

because

1

so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...

1

sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head

1

dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)

2

to mediate; to intervene

1

chief; main; principal; important

4

subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive

1

to hold a small dinner party

2

gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance

1

connection

2

to concentrate one's effort (on something)

1

Iwan; Ivan

15

well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...

1

please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of

2

proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation

2

elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article

4

grandiose; exaggerated

1

circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money

6

relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls

5

pink

2

practice; practising; experience

2

later on; eventually; afterwards

1

bedroom; bedchamber; (arch.) roost; (arch.) nest

5

as soon as; right after

8

pinning technique (in wrestling or judo); underhanded dealings

1

to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to

1

tension; mental strain; nervousness

23

isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on

3

inorganic substance

1

survival; remaining; being extant; being left

3

strong; intense; severe

2

same quality; same nature; homogeneous

2

apologetic

6

to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for

3

delayed effect

2

details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars

4

food

1

robe

1

to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)

1

poisoned

1

guidepost; signpost; guide; manual; tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)

3

distant; remote; isolated

3

bombarding; shelling; bombardment

1

strict; close; precise; scrupulous

7

(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied

5