jpdb beta

environment; circumstance

1

to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with

2

edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication

2

scope; valid range; coverage

1

preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind

1

to cling

1

slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly

2

helmet; hard hat; protective headgear

2

substitute

2

at will

2

to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust

1

to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge

1

root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature

2

long life; longevity

1

short life; short lived

1

process; course; mechanism

1

a gap develops; a significant difference emerges

1

one's (living) environment

1

degeneration; retrogression

1

ancestor; forefather; foremother

1

turning over; flipping over; reply; response; marks written alongside characters in a classical Chinese text to indicate their ordering when read in Japanese; lapel

1

as; because; with; due to

2

to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend

2

respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor

6

that gentleman; that lady; he; she

1

fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale

2

pillow talk; conversation in bed; bedtime story

1

to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by

1

now that you say that; now that you mention it

2

to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by

1

sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)

1

emotional strength; force of will

2

as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever

2

to take the lead (in doing); to take the initiative; to be the leader

1

dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle

1

to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of

1

complaint

1

working one's employees hard; being a slave-driver

1

to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin

1

to arrive home; to return

2

echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit

2

abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)

1

rear guard

1

ornamental garden stone (seemingly placed randomly to give the garden a more natural appearance); garden rock; sacrificed stone (in go); sacrifice (e.g. career, reputation); stones used in a foundation; riprap

2

to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in

8

all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever

3

to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

1

loss (of assets, profit, etc.)

1

evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat

1

silver hair; gray hair; grey hair

3