jpdb beta

lips

1

to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)

1

ration

2

drink; beverage

2

brick

1

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

1

adhesive bandage; sticking plaster; band-aid

1

to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell

2

dimness; obscurity; indistinctness; unclear; unintelligible

2

trouble; quarrel; dispute

1

person concerned; interested party; related party

2

to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)

1

show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation

2

harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result

1

once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time

2

to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)

2

imprudence; indiscretion; thoughtlessness

1

to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic

2

relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation

3

to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up

2

whichever one chooses; either way

2

rather; better

2

to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task

2

not worth considering; out of the question

1

insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)

4

trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected

1

master; Your lordship; My lord; husband

1

to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)

1

in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely

7

many; numerous; various; large number of

1

postwar period; period after Second World War

1

real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope

1

pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth

1

ray of hope; glimmer of hope

1

candle

1

paradoxical

1

ideology

1

both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)

1

one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity

1

(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability

1

good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable

4

to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)

1

strategy; tactics

4

territory

1

Europe

2

definite; final; decisive; conclusive

3

France

6

Spain

1

to disperse; to take a castle

2

crossing the ocean

1