jpdb beta

bush clover; Japanese clover (any flowering plant of genus Lespedeza); dark red exterior with blue interior (color combination worn in autumn); Hagi (city in Yamaguchi)

1

to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to

1

word; remark; statement

1

national polity; National Athletic Meet

3

argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise

2

thus

1

wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do

2

question; inquiry; enquiry

2

that sort of; like that

3

to hide; to conceal

4

Japanese person; Japanese people

4

menial; meanness; servility; abject

2

something; nothing (with neg. verb)

1

unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual

2

unexpected; surprising

2

boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque

1

we

3

to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only

1

defend and maintain; support; protection

1

beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time

1

greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge

6

or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still

5

answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result

1

clear; fresh; bright

2

is that so? (generally rhetorical)

2

to force back; to jostle

1

to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare

1

to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)

2

to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off

2

to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience

2

to hang one's head; to droop one's head

2

as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")

3

busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety

5

platform

6

crutch; crutches

1

to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist

2

Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill

14

train window; car window

1

desperation; despair; self-abandonment

4

to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)

1

to sit down

2

crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers

2

to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up

2

very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point

2

class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.

1

lengthy (of a book, etc.); voluminous; most (e.g. most part); greater; fairly

1

duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus

7

self-determination; suicide

1

decision; determination; resolution

1

moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing

1