jpdb beta

it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?

1

leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered

1

condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite

1

to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach

1

treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay

2

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

to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards

6

don't feel like doing; can't bring oneself to do; can't face

1

field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken

1

to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends

1

a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period

1

called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...

1

to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal

2

(period of) a year; during an era

1

hiring from another company; recruitment; quick costume change in kabuki (taking off outer costume); drawing (wire, pipes, metal plate)

1

negative; minus

1

petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled

1

collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval

1

pawnshop

1

some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part

1

bar; pub; tavern

1

maternity (motherhood); maternity (pregnancy); maternity dress

1

grim face; angry look

1

to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment

4

tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)

2

to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross

1

such a thing; something like that

1

secret savings; secret stash; money hidden away

2

heigh-ho; heave-ho; la-la

1

sisters

1

to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose

1

hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member

1

this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent

2

body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)

1

tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit

2

to hate; to detest

2

bodhisattva; one who has reached enlightenment but vows to save all beings before becoming a buddha; High Monk (title bestowed by the imperial court); title bestowed to Shinto kami in manifestation theory

2

state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place

2

to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)

1

comprehension; understanding; enlightenment; spiritual awakening; satori

1

to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach

1

coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation

1

to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)

2

monetary offering; offertory

3

to obtain; to procure

1

bar examination

13

fish

1

wasabi (Wasabia japonica); Japanese horseradish

2

full; in plenty; ample

1

sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)

1