jpdb beta

to want; to wish for; (arch.) to request; (arch.) to demand; (arch.) to seek; (arch.) to search for

1

paper patch; paper backing; poster; sticker; label

1

live-in (e.g. job)

1

tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)

2

storage room; storeroom; lumber room

1

means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull

2

waterworks bureau; water department

1

temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra

1

expulsion of a public official and subsequent ban on participating in politics (by the SCAP during the allied occupation); purge

1

career soldier

3

to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate

1

sen (hundredth of a yen); coin made of non-precious materials; one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of currency); (arch.) one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of mass)

1

profit; earnings

1

to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)

4

to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross

1

to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of

1

early post war period; immediately after the war

1

disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem

2

poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want

2

temporary

2

to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; (arch.) to enjoy the beauty of; (arch.) to appreciate; (arch.) to admire

1

married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)

6

rapid economic growth (esp. that of Japan in the post-WWII period)

1

abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed

3

prosperity; thriving; flourishing

1

morals

1

westering sun; setting sun; afternoon sun

1

time passes

1

virile; tough; masculine; intense

1

to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)

4

to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits

1

time; years

1

real; actual; true

1

anti-

5

to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy

3

defense; defence; protection

1

most part; greater part; majority

1

young; youthful

1

value; worth; merit

2

careless; carefree

1

ashtray

1

to make a sound

3

medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic

3

to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)

1

washroom; bathroom

1

glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)

3

to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with

1

thank you; thanks

5

to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)

1

a little while later; for a little while; some time later; for some time; presently

3