jpdb beta

state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances

2

hypothesis; supposition; assumption

3

lack of experience

2

accumulation; accumulate; store

1

tradition; convention

4

hard to do

2

to put on airs; to swagger; to act self-importantly

1

because of; owing to; due to

2

behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing

7

emptiness; vacuum; blank

4

sparsely growing cogon grass; short cogon grass

3

letter (of alphabet); character; writing

1

to come apart; to unravel; to come loose; to become disarrayed (e.g. hair)

2

to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up

2

to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)

6

to dry

7

therefore; thus; well, then ...; that's right; indeed; (arch.) ... on earth?

2

corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness

3

Inaba (former province located in the east of present-day Tottori Prefecture)

1

to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter

1

full of; brimming with

1

hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe

4

protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm

3

to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)

4

substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial

1

impossible

1

autumn breeze; fall breeze

5

clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.

8

to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)

2

spider

5

interval; break; pause; gap (e.g. in the clouds); rift; cleft

2

mere; simple; sheer

1

both schools; both universities

3

half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%

1

lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision

12

to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of

2

to have the nerve to

2

to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock

3

to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb

1

zero; nought

6

empty; vacant; hollow

2

to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to

5

government affairs

9

terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)

4

ten years; decade

1

once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone

7

to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)

2

slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long

8

to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start

2

that's so, isn't it

3