jpdb beta

saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake

2

godsend; windfall

1

exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC

2

humanity; human nature

1

permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis

3

small

2

social problem

1

definite; sure

1

ratio; proportion; percentage

1

to be based in (a place)

1

monastery; convent; cloister; abbey

6

castle of a feudal lord

1

to summon; to get used to call

1

not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...

1

interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance

3

trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle

1

to become a couple; to be man and wife; to be married to

1

stronghold; citadel; headquarters

1

by sheer strength; by brute force

3

piling up; multiple layers

1

protect

1

machine gun

1

volley; fusillade

1

just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)

3

house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building

2

before the gate; in front of the gate

1

... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...

4

interior design; interior; upholstery

4

great difference; big difference; wide margin

4

deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)

1

split; division; break up

1

independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation

2

coming; going

2

tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst

2

sunshine; sunlight

1

altar

6

hardness; stiffness

2

stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)

8

floor; floor surface

2

white hair; grey hair; gray hair

4

old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly

4

of good character; kindhearted; good-natured

2

ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)

4

formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff

1

results (of a study)

1

leaving (e.g. work at end of day); withdrawal (e.g. from a noble's or superior's presence); exit (e.g. from a market)

1

worship (esp. Christian); adoration; divine service; worship (esp. Buddhist and Shinto)

4

to cast a shadow

1

asking; enquiring; searching; looking for

1

abstract

1