jpdb beta

falling behind (with a payment); being in arrears; non-payment; default; delinquency

1

originally; by nature; from the start

2

nature; disposition; quality; that which does not change according to external influences

1

salty sea breeze; salt wind

1

China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)

2

great-grandfather; great-granddad; great-grandad

2

three generations; three periods; third generation

2

thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)

1

thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)

2

behaviour; behavior

3

to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend

5

meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club

3

Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry

2

sign; signal; cue

8

middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly

5

good (quality, condition, etc.); Good (grade); B

1

so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why

6

even; indicates something unexpected occurs

2

to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate

8

west

9

to be rich in; to abound in; to be abundant in; to be rich; to be wealthy

5

indolence

2

wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)

2

much; remarkably; not at all (with neg. verb); quickly and vigorously; unhesitatingly

1

remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude

4

fortitude; firmness of character; hardihood; manliness

3

fortitude; firmness of character; hardihood; manliness

4

big-boned; sturdily built; stout; solid (plan, storyline, etc.)

2

middle way; (golden) mean; moderation; the Doctrine of the Mean (one of the Four Books)

3

saturation; satiation

1

personality; character; personal appearance; gentility

1

disassembly; dismantling; factorization; decomposition; resolution; deblocking

1

to try and do something; to attempt to do something

1

thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little

2

direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination

3

to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show

11

Go board

2

disk; disc; tray; shallow bowl; grid; board (e.g. in shogi)

4

to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with

5

snapping (e.g. book shut); clapping; crackling; pachinko

3

crows and herons; black and white (esp. go stones); go (game)

1

retainer; vassal; servant

2

host and guest; principal and auxiliary; subject and object (philosophical); subject and object

1

the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it

2

particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest

6

rough (touch, voice, etc.); coarse; gritty; rattling (of beans, beads, etc.)

2

wife's help

3

glancing (look)

1

gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal

11

to become frayed; to become loose

1