jpdb beta

hope; wish; aspiration

10

fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)

1

wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes

1

martial arts which involve fighting without weapons; combat sport; one-on-one fighting sport

4

to obligate; to make compulsory; to require; to mandate

1

great mountain; large mountain

1

thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...

1

empty-handed; barehanded; unarmed

1

blow; hit; stroke

1

cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

2

bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)

1

(one's) quota; assignment

2

shaking (something) out; starting point; beginning; drawing (e.g. of a bill); issue; throw (of dice); infusion (remedy)

1

growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)

5

mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence

4

unsanitary condition; lack of hygienic care; inattention to hygiene; unhygienic conditions

1

custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example

4

before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner

2

cousin (female)

5

frail; having a weak constitution; being in poor health

2

pure

1

healthy; sound; wholesome

2

the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique

1

to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation

2

consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study

2

pupil (of eye); eye

2

opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows

1

mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted

1

everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly

2

saying; maxim; aphorism; proverb

1

December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar

3

helper; assistant; help

2

fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine)

6

pull; patronage; tug; discount

2

excellent luck

3

good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)

6

hey!; over here!; OK; gotcha; yep

3

report card

1

I appreciate your efforts

1

tenacity; endurance

1

to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for

1

marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles

1

(arch.) way; (arch.) road; way to ...; road to ...

1

to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest

1

Christmas cake; unmarried woman above the age of 25

2

cake shop; pastry shop

1

marriageable age

1

to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor

2

decorated cake; fancy cake

1

empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless

1