jpdb beta

severe; strict; tough; hard

1

wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

2

to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash

1

justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation

1

standing for; advocating; championing; professing (to be)

1

to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned

3

disregarding; ignoring

2

uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home

1

irrational; illogical; unreasonable; absurd; inconsistent

3

absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity (philosophy)

2

width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)

1

to bring out (the effect of); to put to good use; to make use of (e.g. threats); to use (tact, wit, etc.); to exercise; to display

2

to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular

1

unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd

3

to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you

1

reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos

1

to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely

1

particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty

1

always; constantly

1

cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike

3

to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose

1

six; 6

1

isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...

1

for this reason

2

reality; actuality; hard fact

1

to sacrifice oneself; to die a martyr

1

you could say that

1

while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily

1

it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it

1

by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means

2

southern Japanese hemlock (species of conifer native to Japan, Tsuga sieboldii)

1

to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter

1

ready (to do); willing

1

moon; month

1

source of fire; sign of fire; warmth of fire; heat

1

to soothe; to calm; to pacify

1

to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)

2

solution; solution strategy

6

bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive

2

result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently

5

resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag

1

obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted

1

emotional; sentimental

1

to explain adequately; to be accountable

2

rational; reasonable; logical

1

to find an excuse; to rationalize; to find a pretext

3

for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of

7

fixtures; furnishings; equipment

2

confections; sweets; candy; cake

1

to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)

2