jpdb beta

like; similar to; same as

3

easy to understand

1

synopsis; precis; summary; gist; outline

3

intolerable; unbearable

1

one's earthly existence; living under heaven

1

The Book of Rites; Liji; Li Chi

2

(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied

1

teachers and friends; greatly respected friend (with much to teach one); friend who is greatly respected (as one's teacher)

1

to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail

1

branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue

1

emotion; feeling; atmosphere; mood; spirit

4

illogical

3

phrase; clause; basic linguistic unit in Japanese grammar

1

alteration; falsification; faking

1

password; watchword; motto; slogan

3

carrying (on one's person); taking with one

4

deliberate; careful; thoughtful; thoughtfulness; prudence

1

to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to reflect; to muse; to ruminate

1

to worry oneself over

1

to support each other; to support one another

1

only because ...; definitely not; certainly not; if actually

3

by the end of the year

1

limit; bounds

2

setsubun; last day of winter in the traditional Japanese calendar (usu. February 3 or 4), day of the bean scattering ceremony; last day of any season (according to the traditional Japanese calendar)

2

both days; two days

1

to draw a conclusion

1

very cautious person; very prudent person; very discreet person

1

fiftieth day after the birth of a child; fifty days

1

settling a balance

1

genus; generic

1

Asura; demigod; anti-god; titan; demigods that fight the Devas (gods) in Hindu mythology

3

remittance; sending money

1

sum total; total amount

1

contribution; donation

1

income and expenditure

4

to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt

1

to pay with one's own money; to pay out of one's own pocket

1

settlement; payment of account

1

nowhere

1

amount of money; sum of money

1

to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)

2

in groups of twos and threes; in small groups

1

return; coming back

4

(with a) start; fright; alarm; creaking; cracking; snapping

1

diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily

2

amount of information; information content (information theory); Shannon information; surprisal

1

hat; cap

2

liquor-soaked; continuous drinking; daily drinking; binge drinking

1

cliff edge; edge of a precipice; perilous position; critical moment; brink

1

the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate

1