jpdb beta

husband

7

to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off

1

successor

1

handrail; railing; banister

1

gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine

1

unforgettable; impossible to forget; lucidly remember

1

home; family; household

2

finite; limited

2

labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble

1

to have something (likely) come to mind; to be reminded of something; to understand a point

1

load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility

1

noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism

2

to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted

1

entirely; (not) at all

1

to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack

1

to penetrate; to pervade; to spread

1

to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death); to say (for posterity); to utter last words; to leave some things unsaid

2

pattern; design

2

faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre

2

antique

1

highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly

1

shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma

1

a find; windfall; bargain

1

to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to

1

sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens

1

elegance; taste; refinement

2

search; quest; pursuit

1

praise; admiration; commendation; approbation

1

shape; form

2

snow scene; snowscape; snowy landscape

1

beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions

3

splash (of water); spray

1

ceremonial hall (e.g. wedding, funeral); hall for ceremonies; place of ceremony

2

second floor; upstairs

1

make-up; get-up; disguise; costume

1

to be careful; to take the utmost care

1

annoying; provoking

1

then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so

1

sense of impending crisis; sense of danger

1

negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination

1

to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude

1

in one's hands; in one's control

1

right (to do something); authority; power

1

work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device

1

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

1

the very best; excellent; superb

1

twelve; 12; queen (playing card)

2

the ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony

3

Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)

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support; backing

1