jpdb beta

to be doing; to be in the process of doing

1

disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss

2

hard struggle; strenuous effort

2

I can say now (what I couldn't before); now (that things have changed) I don't mind telling you; I couldn't tell you until now; I couldn't have told you this back then

1

(under the) pretense (of); (under the) guise (of)

1

to cover up; to conceal

4

laugh line; smile line; nasolabial fold

1

to shake one's head

3

non-alignment; nonalignment

1

survival; remaining; being extant; being left

1

tiny; little; wee

1

orthodox school

3

harmony; reconciliation

1

suspicion; charge

1

fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute

4

music festival

1

speech contest

1

the five elements (in Japanese philosophy: earth, water, fire, wind and void); five great wisdom kings

1

winning a prize or place (in a contest)

1

order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence

2

comparatively

1

serious; earnest; honest; real; legit

5

of all people; a person of ...'s standing

3

seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; addition; inclusion; taking into account

1

to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)

1

provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation

4

laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger

1

simple honesty; tactless frankness

2

to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited

1

escape; getaway; evasion

1

public commitment; public promise; campaign pledge; official vow

1

change; transformation; innovation; Reformation

3

daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough

2

nonessential and nonurgent; unnecessary

1

quarrel; dispute; argument

1

cheers; applause; ovation; acclamation

1

human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness

1

election; selection; choice

2

regional; local

1

head of the student council; president of the student council

1

to re-cover; to reupholster; to repaper; to renew (e.g. a plaster)

1

to stand in a line; to stand in a row; to be equal

1

alarm clock

2

frog

3

TV stand; TV table; TV unit

1

paste; glue; clothing starch

1

nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets

5

collared; having a collar; (appearance of) one's collar when wearing multiple kimonos; (arch.) (financial) circumstances; (arch.) lifestyle

2

upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)

1

housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters

3