jpdb beta

I am sorry (to hear, to say, etc.); a pity

1

futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness

4

interior of the body

4

proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification

5

even though things may appear this way

1

to lose one's life

1

to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)

12

military of the Empire of Japan

1

direct; immediate; personal; firsthand

1

battle; fight; combat

1

ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet

25

season (in nature, sports, etc.); seasonal word or phrase (in haiku); year

25

on the board (shogi, go, etc.)

1

war; fighting; fierce competition

8

companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)

3

mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence

1

to break; to smash

1

hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)

1

language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking

3

one week

2

sense; sensation; feeling; intuition

2

publication of results; announcement of results

2

defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)

2

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

1

very likely; very probable

1

good performance; good work; great success

1

beginning; outset; first; onset

4

losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose

1

first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

2

patient's condition; pathology

5

control; management (e.g. of a business)

6

thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception

3

to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe

6

posthumous works

1

fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk

1

sharp drop; plunge; nosedive; slump; (value or amount) plummeting

1

3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma

1

interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance

2

evening; night; dinner

2

to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound

2

concession; conciliation; compromise

1

negotiations; discussions; connection

1

formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding

2

good for the health; healthy; wholesome

1

urban area; urban district

1

large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)

2

exhaust gas; exhaust fumes

1

to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up

1

to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate

1

to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess

1