jpdb beta

the four seasons

2

division of labor; division of labour; specialization; specialisation; assembly-line production

1

foresight; anticipation

1

passport

1

visa

1

alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay

4

Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act

1

immigration check; immigration inspection

1

start

1

sign; signal; cue

1

if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything

2

treasuring; cherishing; prizing; holding dear

2

wine

4

to greedily try to win big (e.g. in mahjong); to swipe; to nick; to pilfer

1

tent

1

out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb

1

moderate; proper; just right

2

to obtain; to procure

3

person who has rendered distinguished service

1

should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out

2

drinking alcohol

1

alcohol; sake

2

judgement; judgment; connoisseur

1

throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)

1

being the sole winner; winner-take-all

1

give up; relinquish; serve up; let loose

1

bet; wager; stake; gamble

1

to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged

1

to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)

1

optics

5

decoy

7

excess; being more than

1

continuation; succession; series

3

progress; development

3

origin; beginning

4

emergency alert; critical alert; emergency warning

2

to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order

2

skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity

2

upper half of the body; upper body

1

Sean; Cyon; Shaun; Shawn; Shone

3

being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)

1

rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match

9

and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism

1

drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained

2

fighter (aircraft)

4

particle; grain

1

quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off

1

armed might; military power; the sword; force

1

reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth

2

personification; impersonation; embodiment

3