jpdb beta

declaration of war; proclamation of war

1

alias; assumed name

1

to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate

1

(organizational) uniform

1

curt; blunt; brusque

1

recycled paper

1

subjectivity; subject (philosophical); ego; one's personal opinion; one's own idea

1

humorous; funny; amusing; laughable; hilarious; comical

1

first class plus; extra special

1

to take back; to recapture

1

since one was born; (in) all one's life

2

to keep a promise; to keep one's word

4

to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege

2

to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)

2

(period of) a year; during an era

2

love between a parent and child; parent-child affection

2

to have a reason; to have an excuse

2

to become decrepit; to become senile

2

best in the world

2

to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)

2

trend of the times; way things are going

2

cultivation; refinement; culture; education

2

to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)

2

first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag

2

hometown; rural township (of China)

2

to do in place of or on behalf of (someone)

2

after death

2

that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you

2

country town; rural town

2

mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable

2

midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year

4

honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation

2

receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death

2

getting rich quick; making a killing; making a fortune at a single stroke

2

vein of gold; financial connections; patron; source of money

6

map

4

remote countryside; boondocks; the sticks

2

with religious zeal; with utmost devotion; take great care of

2

still; even now; to this day

2

when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned

2

to be disgusted with; to be fed up with; to run out of patience with

2

stingy; cheap; very frugal

2

to care for (the sick); to nurse; to attend (someone's deathbed)

4

mentality; mood; sentiment; fretfulness; tedium; irritation

2

hard to reach place; remote place

2

end of the earth

2

to get entangled in; to be involved in; to be embroiled in; to get mixed up in

2

remote region; frontier (district); border(land)

4

beyond help; there's nothing that can be done

2

mobilization; mobilisation

3