jpdb beta

saying; maxim; aphorism; proverb

2

ego; self; ego

1

influence; clout; leverage

1

addition; adding; supplement

1

bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre

2

forcibly; by force; against one's will

4

device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity

1

very much; very many; more and more

1

secret art; secret technique; mysteries (of an art)

1

corners of the mouth

1

to bend by twisting; to twist; to contort; to distort (e.g. the truth); to twist (e.g. someone's words)

1

gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked

1

women's bath; women's section in a public bath

1

to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite

1

great disaster; catastrophe; train wreck

1

to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)

1

to cajole; to deceive; to seduce

4

feminization; feminisation

1

convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience

1

correction (of a fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform; straightening (of teeth)

3

bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person

1

even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...

2

crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility

3

to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for

1

world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign

2

pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability

1

to be sad; to mourn for; to regret

3

real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope

1

sociolect emphasizing the femininity of the speaker (esp. used by homosexual men)

1

measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment

5

one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face

1

sincere; earnest; serious

1

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

1

for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion

2

reservation; putting on hold; deferment; withholding

1

bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely

1

to undertake; to take on (task); to assure; to guarantee; to vouch (for)

1

wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting); probe; probing move

1

extent; scope; sphere; range; span

3

interruption; discontinuance; suspension; cancellation (of a planned event); calling off

3

to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend

2

being independent; becoming independent; standing on one's own feet (without the use of crutches, etc.)

1

local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift

1

to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)

3

large number of people

1

savings

1

profit; earnings; stroke of luck

1

friend; acquaintance

3

is it not so?

1

now (while the time is ripe); while one still can

1