jpdb beta

fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)

1

loyalty; faithfulness

2

stain; blot; flaw; disgrace

1

coating; painting

1

secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings

1

grave; gravesite; tomb

3

greed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person

2

if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say

2

from the start; from the beginning; from the outset

1

stubbornness; pigheaded person; miser

1

to hold a grudge; to hold something against someone

2

to become sinewy (e.g. of muscles); to become stringy; to become stiff; to become stiff (of attitude or conversation); to become formal; to become ceremonial

1

to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour

5

to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently

1

severe earthquake; violent tremor

2

to save; to leave over; to spare

1

super work; tremendous work; spectacular; blockbuster

1

to glance at; to look at; to scan; to run one's eyes over

2

herb

2

to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)

2

safety; welfare; well-being

1

Volker

2

dramatic

1

self-control; self-restraint

3

touchstone (assaying tool); touchstone (e.g. of success); test; litmus test

2

to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part

2

gravestone; tombstone

1

tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)

1

sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement

1

both; together; jointly; simultaneously

1

loving couple; couple of lovebirds; happily married couple (who are always together)

1

event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening

2

young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival

1

unmarried; single

1

Asura; demigod; fighting; carnage; sledge (for conveying large rocks, logs, etc.); log slide

3

nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck

1

to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled

1

talking in one's sleep; somniloquy; nonsense; gibberish

1

love in old age; autumn romance

1

to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)

1

if not ...; unless ...

3

to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to cut (someone) down; to slay

1

one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping

1

great-grandchild

2

state of the war; war situation

1

to tell someone's fortune; to divine (the future); to predict; to forecast

1

person of doubtful origin

3

not yet; un-

1

censure; criticism; blame; disparagement; vilification

1

marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse

1