jpdb beta

criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach

3

spot (where one was hit)

1

saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake

3

to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl

2

to look unconcerned; to assume a composed look

1

man of virtue; wise man; person of high rank; the four gentlemen (plum, chrysanthemum, orchid, and bamboo)

1

ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished

1

the people; the public; the world

6

mother

1

foolish; stupid; silly

3

to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home

1

to subsist; to keep on living

1

vitality; ability to earn a living

1

root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence

1

something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another

2

impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness

1

will; volition; intention; intent; determination

2

to walk

2

cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky

2

escape; evasion; flight

1

to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to

2

duty; obligation; responsibility

2

brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing

2

neighbour; neighbor; neighbourhood; neighborhood

4

sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style

1

soft; weak

1

spirit of a deceased person; the Holy Ghost; the Holy Spirit

3

to be moist; to be damp; to profit by; to receive benefits; to become rich; to become at ease financially

1

virtue

2

dew; tears; (not) a bit; (not) at all

1

to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture

1

to moisten; to wet; to profit; to enrich; to benefit

1

prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum

1

water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout

35

fish

2

to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove

2

bitter

1

to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend

2

to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)

3

criticism; critique; review; commentary

16

model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)

2

specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying

2

to suspect

2

to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve

2

correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)

1

Western-influenced; occidental-looking; exotic; (lit.) smelling of butter

2

foreign country

1

missionary

2

manners and customs; customs and habits

1

beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...

2