jpdb beta

advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful

1

win; victory

1

to lose; to be defeated

1

to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)

2

bonds; bondage; binding

1

simultaneously; all at once; in unison

1

fusuma; Japanese sliding screen

2

black ground; black cloth

1

ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)

1

to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)

1

to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved

1

(a) few; some; several

1

pride; dignity; self-respect

1

movements; behavior; behaviour; bearing; deportment; manners

1

to visit; (arch.) (original meaning) to make a noise

2

falling prostrate

1

hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces

1

single room; own room

1

to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)

1

rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence

2

one's real mother

2

to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish

1

even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is

1

lack of filial piety; disobedience to one's parents

1

as one promised

1

to be entwined; to be involved

1

to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue

1

to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously

1

right in the midst of; right at the height of

1

selfish; self-centred; egotistical

1

to besmirch; to sully

1

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

1

changing for the better

1

vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept

1

with a start; with a jump

1

to stiffen; to become stiff

1

large-flowered

1

to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses

1

both arms

1

parting; farewell

1

to escape; to run away

2

to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)

1

avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)

1

to say goodbye; to bid farewell

2

what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on

1

to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)

2

to bake; to plate; to print; to burn into one's memory; to sear into one's consciousness

1

to one's heart's content; following one's heart's desires

1

parting; separation; farewell

1

to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival

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