jpdb beta

indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)

4

every night

1

ceremony; rite; ritual; service

10

to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out

4

to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold

1

the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not

1

prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot

2

to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)

5

to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss

1

to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to bring into solution; to lose (money; through gambling, etc.); to squander

2

person

9

art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice

2

captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)

5

reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être; ikigai

1

puppet; marionette; puppet (person, organization, government, etc.); figurehead; (arch.) prostitute

2

to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence

1

ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for

7

to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)

1

to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve

3

folding one's arms

1

basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)

1

to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit

1

ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity

2

training; drill; practice; discipline

2

to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen

1

professional; pro; program; production; proletarian; proletariat

1

condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on

1

(TV) comedian; performer (esp. of a traditional art); entertainer; talented person; accomplished person

1

amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute

3

eradication of malignant spirits (esp. used in fantasy and science fiction)

5

to encamp; to take up a position

1

the five elements (in Chinese philosophy: wood, fire, earth, metal and water); the five phases; five practices of the Bodhisattvas; the five pillars of Islam

1

teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine

1

to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy

3

arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration

1

battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war

1

to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down

1

to look downwards; to lower one's eyes

1

leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing

3

to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell

1

to refuse; to reject; to repel; to repulse; to make (someone) leave; to send away

1

valid; effective; yuko (judo)

1

means; way; method; measure

1

to carry around; to carry on one's person

1

what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything

2

nude woman; female nude

3

image; figure; figure; form; image

3

feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about

2

to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)

1

abstract

1