jpdb beta

idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish

2

electricity; (electric) light

1

clock; watch; timepiece

5

to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)

4

mutation; change; transition

1

ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound

1

to have meaning; to be meaningful

11

where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent

12

for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first

5

new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date

4

opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion

3

conservatives

2

rising; up-and-coming

1

remodeling; remodelling; restructuring; modding

1

clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect

4

progress; advance; improvement; development

2

old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly

8

young man; young woman; young people; young employee; young manservant; young follower

3

rebellion; uprising; insurrection; (arch.) treason

1

strife; struggle

2

regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction

4

very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point

25

complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)

5

to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end

4

old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)

2

to obey; to submit to; to serve (in the army, a prison sentence, etc.); to go into (mourning); to observe; to take (medicine, poison, etc.)

1

system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation

4

to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check

2

to grow old

1

together (with); at the same time; in a lump

4

home; family; household

1

to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)

7

just because; even if; even though

1

to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute

3

difficult to ...; hard to ...

5

tool; implement; means; furniture

3

to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)

5

not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless

1

avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)

11

to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do

3

maintainability; serviceability

1

practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)

2

practical; realistic; pragmatic

3

flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance

3

secondary meaning; of secondary import

3

wishes of a deceased person; dying wish

1

respect; esteem; regard

3

nothing one can say (e.g. about something perfect); not a thing one can complain about; better than one could hope for

1

human nature; instinct; humanity; humanism

2

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

1