jpdb beta

diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing

1

military secret; classified military material; military aircraft

1

lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb

9

lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb

1

money-making; earning money

1

determined purpose; an incredibly short span of time (i.e. the time occupied by a single thought); a single repetition of a prayer (esp. in Jodo-shu)

8

mistress; lover; prostitute

2

dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat

2

consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice

2

taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole

1

path; route; itinerary

1

to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death

8

previously; already; for some time; for quite a while

2

to employ; to hire; to charter

4

greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice

16

accompanying; being accompanied by; going with

1

close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum

4

dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; swinging

1

illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault

1

it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right

5

specialized weapon or skill; specialised weapon or skill

1

prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot

5

to toss (i.e. one's head); to wave (i.e. a flag); to stand up energetically; to raise one's voice

1

to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous

4

weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control; exercising authority; having self-control; exercising self-discipline

1

to be on the lookout; to lie in wait

1

two or three

2

borrowing

1

recommendation; putting in a good word for someone

1

to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)

25

to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal

5

great depth; bottomless; great height

1

Naraka; Hell; very bottom; the end; trap room (of a theatre); below-stage basement

6

predecessor; pioneer; ancestor

1

to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be

4

present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)

4

rash; eruption (in response to a skin irritant); influence; crazy about; having an affectation concerning all things surrounding something (esp. a language, a culture, etc.)

4

nervousness; oversensitivity

2

to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down

1

neurasthenia; nervous breakdown; concentration (card game involving turning over face-down cards to find identical pairs)

6

to become pale; to turn pale

2

conduct; behavior; behaviour

4

language

2

a lot; loads; plenty

1

to examine (medically)

2

mine (ours) for the taking; something under one's full control

2

(convalescent) rest

1

exterior; surface; outside; outward appearance; looks

1

excuse; pretext

2

(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty

2