jpdb beta

obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)

2

break between the light meal and the actual serving of tea (during a formal tea ceremony)

1

picture dealer; commercial art gallery

2

painting; picture

1

money; cash

1

indicates means of action; cause of effect; by

1

trade; buying and selling

1

collector

1

love of animals; animal loving

1

cage; pen; (jail) cell

1

zoo; zoological gardens

1

service; duty; work

1

to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint

1

to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about

1

to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on

1

paradoxical

1

strongest

10

long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears

3

shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext

3

paradox

1

simple substance (e.g. chemical); something standing alone; separate item; solo item

2

self-torturing; masochistic

2

to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)

1

later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while

2

standard language (used in government, education, etc.); standard Japanese

1

departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.

2

narcissism; self-absorption; self-intoxication

2

to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)

1

impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky

2

favour; favor

1

self; oneself

1

rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance

4

drama; play; powerful drug

1

to follow; to conform; to apply to

1

virtuous; rich

1

specialization; specialisation

1

loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending

2

to finish reading; to read through

1

valid; effective; yuko (judo)

1

exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral

1

popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for

1

certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly

1

intentional; deliberate; contrived; artificial

1

to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)

1

safety factor

1

irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness

1

fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity

2

blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative

1

safety zone; traffic island

1

to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent

1