jpdb beta

effect; efficacy; virtue; benefit

2

such

1

concern; interest

1

to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy

1

will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)

1

here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up

1

happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately

1

public entertainment; performing arts; accomplishments; attainments

2

to have a lot of influence (in); to have clout (with); to be influential; to have contacts (in)

1

from what I've heard; according to reports; from what they say

1

behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy

2

to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)

1

in a sense; in some way; to an extent

2

one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time

1

it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...

1

bar association

1

amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute

1

author; writer; novelist; artist

2

artist

1

athlete

1

beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank

1

medical faculty

1

professor; teaching; instruction

1

centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government

2

board chairman

2

next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)

20

nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web

1

dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat

19

silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction

3

expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation

1

ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to

3

administration of justice

4

cannabis (Cannabis sativa); hemp (plant); hemp (fiber); linen; flax

6

taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix

6

slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery

1

to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)

3

massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter

1

systematic; organized; organizational

1

safety; security

1

leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase

1

to make public; to bring to light

1

a little bit; a little while

1

reality

1

survival; survivor; relic

1

beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn

1

truck; lorry

1

bureau director; office chief

8

the original; original copy; script

1

sending (esp. email attachments); forwarding; remitting

1

repentance; confession; penitence

1