jpdb beta

flower bed

1

couch; bench; ottoman

3

to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade

1

(not) altogether; (not) wholly

1

flattery; compliment

1

a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago

3

successive generations; successive emperors

1

like this; this sort; this way

2

style; form; pattern

1

flood; flooding

1

to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict

1

threat; menace

2

fury; power; menace

1

to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred

1

gesture; gesticulation; motion

1

to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)

1

to be true to nature; to be lifelike

1

investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking

1

continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence

2

something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with

1

top; summit; vertex

2

anxiety; worry; fear

2

conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over

1

comfort; consolation; diversion

1

alliance; union; league

3

Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)

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

-less; lacking; non-existing

1

motive; incentive; motif

2

to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain

1

remuneration; recompense; reward; toll

1

riches; wealth; resources; lottery

2

vast; limitless; boundless

1

completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently

1

present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)

1

violence; force

1

practical; businesslike

2

system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship

1

to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of

1

treaty; pact; convention; agreement

6

various countries; various regions; various provinces

3

(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow

1

imperial government; imperialism; monarchical rule

1

democracy; democratic system of government

1

political system

1

reduction (in size); shrinking; minimization; trivializing (an issue); making light of; playing down

1

apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize

1

countries

2

abyss; ravine

1

to play a part; to get involved; to take a share; to share the burden

1