jpdb beta

benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; human; kernel; nucleolus

4

morality; righteousness; meaning; teachings; doctrine; nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws)

4

honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion

3

virtue

2

down; below; downward

1

unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible

1

tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)

3

to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)

3

1,000 yen bill

1

to lose one's mind; to lose control of oneself

1

sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)

3

junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends

1

two o'clock

3

was; were

3

half-moon; half a month; semicircle

1

winter clothing

1

coat; coating

1

moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing

1

character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")

2

to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by

2

restaurant (esp. Western-style)

2

to hire for exclusive use; to reserve; to charter

1

rich; wealthy; affluent; rich (flavour)

1

management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting

2

certain; definite

1

zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group

2

Genzou

1

to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize

2

bump (e.g. on forehead); lump; protuberance; swelling

2

plain meal

1

don't get me wrong, but ...; I'm sorry

1

solution; way out

1

centre; center

1

to pretend

1

months (period of)

1

(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit

4

to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of

1

motorcycle; motorbike; bicycle

5

tribe; clan; (taxonomical) tribe; group (of the periodic table)

1

hard-liners; diehards; (young) man with traditionally masculine interests; tough boy; hard news; reporter who covers political and economic affairs

2

seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate

1

neurosis; nervous breakdown; mental problem; identity crisis; obsession

1

promising future

1

modern times; the modern age; this day and age

1

precious; valuable

1

treasure

1

to feel oneself indebted to

1

understanding; comprehension

1

vagrancy; vagabondage; wander around

1

feelings of guilt

2