jpdb beta

allegory; fable; parable

2

to take; to carry (something) away; to bear

4

consequence; outcome; result; blame

19

difficult to ...; hard to ...

9

to rescue from; to help out of; to save

9

to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly

3

light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)

3

at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because

17

by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all

1

petty bourgeois; lower middle class

5

to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die

7

approximately the same

2

encouragement (as an abstract concept); stimulation

1

warm; mild; genial

6

somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of

13

bothersome; tiresome; bother to do

7

coexistence; living together

1

when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days

18

unpredictable

1

rest; repose

1

to pray; to wish

3

noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright

5

(Catholic) nun; sister

1

consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); one piece of sushi

5

high; noble; refined; advanced

1

to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by

2

belief; faith; conviction

2

not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following

2

self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation

1

gossip; corner of the mouth

1

malicious; ill-tempered; unkind

3

tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement

4

north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind

8

ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land

6

just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"

2

snow; snowfall

13

turning into a cooler state; cooling down

1

dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise

1

tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe

4

dinner; evening meal

2

pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)

2

for a long time

1

to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together

4

carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky

1

sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head

4

to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)

2

to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)

2

something (or other)

4

to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession

1

slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet

2