jpdb beta

blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole

1

angle

1

heaven and earth; top and bottom

1

to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish

1

torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight

2

(in gagaku or noh) middle section of a song

4

stating (one's views); expressing

1

reopening; resumption; restarting

1

original (that was parodied or acted as an inspiration for something else, etc.); source

1

Europe and America; the West

1

notice; attention; observation

1

in all ages; over the ages; forever and ever

1

foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land

2

fast-talking; always having another argument ready; not able to keep one's mouth shut; never at a loss for words

1

bank; coast; shore

1

escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis

3

exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste

3

certainly; surely

1

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

2

our country; our land; one's own country

3

(United States of) America; USA; US

1

Asia

1

army corps; corps

1

Islamic countries; Islamic world

1

human bomb

1

to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to

1

war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset

3

information society

1

mechanical engineering

1

cloning technology

1

to be imaginable; to be conceivable

1

pacifist constitution (often applied to the Japanese constitution); constitution which outlaws use of arms

1

one's last moments; (on) the point of death; (on) one's deathbed

1

human; human-like; as a person

1

to attack and overthrow; to utterly destroy

1

for dear life; barely escaping alive

1

various countries; various regions; various provinces

1

to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around

2

brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot

7

coarse; rough; crude

1

bride

1

to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across

2

fat; tallow; lard; grease

2

to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float

1

manufacturing process; production manufacture

1

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

1

after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means

2

inferior; coarse; poor quality; inadequate; deteriorated

2

copy (of the real thing); copying; reproduction; tracing

2

to inherit; to succeed; to take over

2