jpdb beta

handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission

6

desperate; hopeless

2

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

1

newspaper

1

to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded

2

oh, yes?; really?

3

Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era

1

Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa-nostalgic; old-fashioned

3

sudden; abrupt; unexpected

2

meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous

2

as far as I know

2

total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure

1

unnatural death; accidental death; violent death

1

body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field

1

discovery; detection; finding

5

collection of books; (personal) library

4

retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing

2

splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough

3

idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning

17

to shrug one's shoulders

1

somehow; somewhat; seemingly

3

to become pale; to turn pale

1

confrontation; showdown

1

to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use

8

to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable

5

to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home

3

holding out for a short while; putting up resistance for a while; briefly holding one's own

1

to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)

6

to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by

1

for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of

5

declaration of war; proclamation of war

1

reality

2

to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with

1

all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew

10

timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear

2

to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud

1

nearest; closest

1

to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)

2

accident (caused by negligence); error; blunder; fault; defect

1

to have an accident (esp. traffic accident); to cause an accident

1

the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person

3

to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)

3

to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate

1

cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible

1

to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)

2

tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable

3

severe; strict; tough; hard

1

society; public; community; social studies

15

means; is; as for

2

to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter

2