jpdb beta

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

1

regret; repentance; remorse

1

to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools

1

Sanzu River (Buddhist equivalent of the River Styx)

1

near-death experience

1

to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy

1

correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)

1

incident; affair; happening; event

1

consequence; outcome; result; blame

2

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

2

to collect information; to gather knowledge

1

setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement

1

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

1

means; is; as for

1

regretful; sorrowful; bitter; contrition

1

height; acme; extremity; end; limit

1

with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by

1

to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)

1

important; significant; precious; valuable; careful

6

foundation stone; cornerstone

1

to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on

1

older brother; elder brother

1

return; coming back

2

to suffer; to groan; to be worried

1

pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely

3

refusal; rejection; denial; veto

1

cannot be compared with; no match for

1

greenhouse; hothouse; conservatory; glasshouse

4

to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)

5

trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern

2

flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda

3

wind and rain; rainstorm

1

hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar

1

cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull

1

to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known

2

wild flower; paper flowers (esp. as decoration at a funeral)

3

that's the way it is; such is life

2

field; plain; prairie; moor

1

mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion

2

to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie

3

above; more than

1

(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)

1

to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of

1

coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway

3

both; (not) either

2

but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess

1

to take root; to strike

1

to bud; to sprout

1

place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament

1

the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability

2