jpdb beta

miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable

1

spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)

5

brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved

1

reason; cause; circumstances

4

arbitrary

1

power balance; balance of power

2

to drive mad; to make insane; to cause a malfunction; to put out of order; to derail (a plan, etc.)

1

inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about

3

front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)

2

ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay

1

one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage

2

disorder; disturbance; unrest

1

leaping flames; flying sparks; spread of fire (due to leaping flames); repercussions in unanticipated areas; spilling over; impetigo contagiosa

1

to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up

1

planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring

1

international; diplomatic intercourse

2

zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch

1

(Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary

2

ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)

1

to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss

2

decision; determination; resolution

2

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

2

or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...

6

under control

1

amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute

10

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

1

all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly

2

lukewarm; tepid; lenient

1

to taste; to try (food or drink)

1

dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing

3

to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on

1

(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp

7

to be reliable

2

as far as I know

1

matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)

3

actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set

3

to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)

3

from the beginning; from scratch

1

to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle

1

to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)

2

to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off

1

to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent

2

monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself

1

fall; crash (e.g. aircraft)

2

fighter (aircraft)

1

enemy nation

1

was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...

3

large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)

2

as one pleases; irresponsibility; free-for-all

1

right of samurai to kill commoners for perceived affronts (Edo period)

1