jpdb beta

imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing

1

big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with

1

just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment

2

balance; equilibrium

3

to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)

2

regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better

2

whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")

1

to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through

1

to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come

2

failure; collapse; breakdown; (arch.) tear (in clothing, etc.); (arch.) rip; (arch.) split

1

shortage of capital; lack of funds; cash flow problem

1

self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally

2

to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with

2

to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple

1

sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)

4

killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game

1

(in) his way; peculiar to him

1

extent; scope; sphere; range; span

1

each other; one another

1

cold-blooded person; heartless; coldhearted person

1

pair; the two; both persons; both things

1

tacit approval; tacit permission; connivance; acquiescence; toleration; overlooking

1

to raise one's voice; to shout

2

older sister

2

during absence from home

1

big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)

1

to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce

2

to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe

3

empress (consort); queen (consort)

1

your home; your family; their home; (my) home

2

to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses

3

had better ...; had better not ...

1

cunning; craft; guile; slyness

1

to interrupt (a person)

1

to bark; to howl; to howl (of the wind); to roar (of the sea); to yell; to shout

1

confession

1

to explain away; to talk one's way out of; to excuse oneself; to evade

1

to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)

2

very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly

1

poison

3

antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis

1

very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive

1

chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse

1

bad smell; foul smell; offensive odor; stench; stink

1

to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)

2

extension; elongation; (total) length; extension (e.g. of one's work); continuation; extension (of a line segment); extension (property of occupying space)

1

saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake

1

to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve

1

point in common; common feature

1

to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)

2