jpdb beta

sparing a life; clemency; reconsideration of an employee's dismissal

1

to change (cars or horses); to transfer; to possess; to inspire

1

reply; answer

1

negligence; disregard

1

harmonious; peaceful; happy; amicable; smooth; free from trouble

1

negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated

1

rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous

1

to be embarrassed; to lose face

1

beef

2

horsemeat

1

announcement; notice

1

extensive knowledge; erudition

1

to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce

1

deception; deceit

1

to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out

1

heresy; heretical teachings; black magic

1

outrageous; scandalous; inexcusable; disgraceful; shameful; rude

1

Buddhist teachings; Buddhism

2

black ships; Western ships that came to Japan between the 16th and 19th centuries, esp. those of the Perry Expedition in 1853; foreign disruptor (of the Japanese market); product, person, etc. arriving from the West and disturbing the Japanese market

1

trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession

1

any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand

1

lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)

1

clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor

1

employee; servant

2

the early church; the primitive church

1

to have an interest (in)

2

visit (to a religious site, e.g. shrine, temple, grave)

1

to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify

1

grounds; premises

1

palanquin; litter; bier; kago

2

and then; and so; and; so then

1

next year

1

ordination (esp. Catholic)

1

long arrow; person who can fire a long arrow

1

lining; backing; backing up (e.g. a theory); support; bolstering

1

wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point

1

to knit (one's eyebrows)

1

power; authority; influence

2

deepening

1

public; official

2

to draw (a line); to demarcate; to mark; to plan

1

turning point; change; transition; (arch.) point of difference

1

to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain

1

to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither

1

diplomat; diplomatic person

1

impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned

1

now is the time

1

endurance; perseverance; patience

2

to be conspicuous; to attract public attention

1

printing press

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