jpdb beta

be; is

3

hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe

1

defense; defence

1

mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary

5

uproar; disturbance

2

to have a short turning radius (e.g. car); to be adaptable; to be quick to respond to shifting circumstances

1

depending on; dependent on

1

military porter

1

continuation of war

1

bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible

1

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

4

fabrication; pipe dream

1

sudden rise (in price); sharp rise; jump; surge

1

given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this

2

standard of living

1

(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology

1

prosperity; thriving; flourishing

3

for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad

1

people; populace; masses

7

to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)

3

Fukuzawa Yukichi (1834-1901)

2

recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement

4

equality; impartiality; evenness

2

to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express

1

work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production

3

person of lofty virtue; man of noble character; perfect person; saint

1

society; the world; the times

1

wise; clever; smart

2

poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty

2

to be rich in; to abound in; to be abundant in; to be rich; to be wealthy

6

17; seventeen

1

fool

1

oppression; suppression; pressure

3

foreign country

2

importance; gravity

1

insistence; (major) emphasis; stress

1

Napoleon; napoleon (Japanese card game)

1

to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)

2

hawks; hardline faction; hardliner

1

one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)

2

The 47 Ronin

1

revere the Emperor; expel the western barbarians (19th century slogan)

1

Confucianism

1

wicked tongue; abusive language

1

(I) won't say anything no matter what; to be unwilling to tell even under threat

1

there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other

1

white heat; incandescence; becoming excited; getting heated (e.g. of a discussion); reaching a climax

3

important matter (for discussion (deliberations))

1

conveying the will of the governing to the governed; top-down (system)

1

the Spring and Autumn period and the Warring States period (Chinese history)

1