jpdb beta

mass media

3

close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum

2

root of all evil

1

manipulation of information; spin

1

advice; warning

1

to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for

1

sealed letter

1

rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering

1

permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis

1

e-mail software; mailer

1

diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization

1

music

1

to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please

2

to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)

1

to concern; to be related

1

stay; sojourn

1

last day; final day

1

back country; remote countryside

1

bus

1

to connect (with a different flight, train, etc.); to make a connection; to change (planes, trains, etc.)

1

forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding

1

small hill; low hill; hillock

1

to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to

1

cross (for crucifixion); the Cross (of Christ)

1

cemetery; graveyard

2

by today; before the day is over

1

Christ

1

group; (free) radical; counter for installed or mounted objects (e.g. stone lanterns, gravestones, satellites)

1

different (quality, nature); heterogeneous

1

Japanese style

1

tombstone; gravestone

4

pious; devout

1

Buddhist

1

to imitate; to follow; to emulate

1

dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot

1

dead leaf; dry leaves

1

to decorate; to add a touch of colour; to grace

1

to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat

1

company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance

2

engagement; betrothal

2

father-in-law; foster father; stepfather

1

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

1

doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples

1

with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by

1

state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances

1

cannot be helped; unavoidable

1

neglect

1

self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness

1

very deeply

2

to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout

1