jpdb beta

route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)

1

as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...

2

mine (ours) for the taking; something under one's full control

1

chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses

1

entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher

1

talk; chat; troth; lovers' vow

1

delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)

1

day by day; with each passing day; as the days go by

1

tailor; dressmaker

1

ignoring (one thing) for (another)

1

percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)

2

incessant; uninterrupted; continuous

1

manners; behavior; behaviour

2

damp; moist (negative nuance)

1

taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)

1

heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family

1

writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word

1

unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy

1

jue (ancient 3-legged Chinese wine pitcher, usu. made of bronze); peerage (hereditary title bestowed by the emperor)

1

change of rank

1

stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation

1

to be main; to be principal; to be important; to be conspicuous; to be prominent

1

to be impolite; to be discourteous

1

poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful

1

being quick-eared; having sharp ears; being first to know about something

2

unwritten law; common law; unwritten rule

1

straight hair

1

ore; unprocessed metal; ground metal; (one's) true character

1

ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material); Ruby (programming language)

1

broadminded

1

to closely resemble; to suit well; to match well; to go well with

1

wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly

1

plenipotentiary powers; full authority

1

to fall on one's shoulders (e.g. responsibility, duty)

1

to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)

2

military movements

2

speaking of ...; as for ...

1

ideological

1

combination; union; binding; bond

68

call; summons; convening; convocation

2

dust; trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit; hustle and bustle (of life)

1

to ring a bell

1

right to decide; having say (in a decision)

1

important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination

1

importance; seriousness

1

sense of impending crisis; sense of danger

4

sense of urgency

1

to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on

1

mixture; jumble; cord made by entwining threads of various colours

1

cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed

3