jpdb beta

black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax); night heron

1

vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology

1

fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them

1

large, perforated, turnip-shaped arrowhead cover made of Japanese bigleaf magnolia or paulownia; harmless arrow affixed with such a cover (that whistles when shot and is used to drive off evil spirits)

2

lonesome; lonely; forlorn

1

to string along (of rope, etc.)

1

paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa); empress tree; foxglove tree

1

eclipse (solar, lunar, etc.)

1

unselfish; selfless; disinterested

1

to show signs of; to appear

1

rustlingly

1

not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting to write (call, visit, etc.); failing to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence

1

to look up

1

senior pupil (of the same master); senior disciple; senior student; senior member

7

Thailand

17

loyalty; devotion; fidelity; inspector of the Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (ritsuryo system)

16

a long time (since the last time); first in a long time

1

above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent

1

should do; ought to do

1

old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days

1

comrade; friend; associate; colleague; fellow student; fellow apprentice

1

indicates emphasis

1

pipe; tube

1

to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive

1

recently; the other day

1

due form; official; formality

1

firmly, stubbornly

1

some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous

1

forte; strong point

1

only; sole; unique

2

vague; ambiguous; noncommittal; off-point

1

to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position

2

in the background; not standing out

1

to demean; to despise; to treat with contempt; to abase

1

worthlessness; uselessness; hopelessness

1

verbal dispute

1

condition; situation; prospects

1

other party; opposite party; opposing team; one's opponent; one's adversary

1

day and night

2

to use up all of one's energy and willpower; to be exhausted (and have no will to go on)

1

being scattered in all directions; being broken up and dispersed

1

to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully

1

guts; bowels; intestines

1

to squeeze out; to wring out

1

merit; success; meritorious deed; achievement; accumulated experience

3

pardon; amnesty

2

sharpness; sharp weapon; blade; fine soldier

1

to be in high spirits; to be encouraged; to be lively; to cheer up

1

to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do

1

waste of effort; thankless task

1