jpdb beta

not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited

2

slip of paper with a fortune-telling message; street fortune-teller

4

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)

2

base (military, expedition, etc.)

1

to blunder; to fail; to make a mistake

1

udumbara (mythical Indian plant often identified with the cluster fig, Ficus glomerata); something very rare (from the legend that the udumbara flowers once in 3000 years); Japanese fiber banana flower; green lacewing eggs

1

udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles

1

to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)

2

sumo wrestling; wrestler; rikishi

2

eternity; perpetuity; permanence

1

salaried; with pay; vacation; (paid) holiday

1

ninety; 90

1

east wind; spring wind

1

Chinese style

1

eternal; unlimited; endless

1

patient

2

to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)

2

one drop (of fluid)

1

India ink; China ink; ink (of a cuttlefish, etc.)

1

lettuce

1

opportunity; chance; time; occasion

1

patient; unhurried; leisurely

1

to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on

4

revolution; gyration; whirling; rotation

1

inherent; innate

1

to duck one's head

1

to head towards; to direct one's steps to

1

devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)

3

one's former teacher; one's old teacher

1

doing one's duty

1

to be ungrateful

1

bowl of rice; meal

1

virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit

3

historical event; ancient event; tradition; folklore; legend

1

to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)

1

affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble

1

to rescue from; to help out of; to save

2

seeming very ...

2

humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners

11

one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)

3

memories; recollections; reminiscence

3

gentle; mild-mannered

2

everything; anything; nothing

1

broke; poor; short; skint; having no money

1

formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding

2

as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction

1

thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan

5

explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence

3

head; brains; intellect; understanding

7

clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate

5