jpdb beta

rather than (do ...)

6

brave figure; valiant figure; heroic figure; gallant figure

3

vehicle; conveyance; transport; ride (playground, fair, carnival); playground facility

8

compact; compact (cosmetics); portable powder case

1

hygienic; healthy; healthful; sanitary

1

charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal

8

to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender

1

sounds good; sure thing; no problem

3

opening (of a new road, railway, etc.); going into operation (e.g. telephone communication); beginning services; reopening (e.g. a road to traffic); resumption of services

1

previously; already; for some time; for quite a while

2

culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)

1

soul; spirit

5

to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up

11

imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-

1

fiercely (e.g. of a fire burning); bong-bong (of clock ringing); with repeated bangs (e.g. of fire cracker); striking clock; green young man from a well-to-do family

2

offender; criminal; culprit

7

it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...

14

optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion

13

favour; favor

6

geisha; Japanese singing and dancing girl; dressed-up beautiful woman

1

to say; to speak; to tell; to talk

5

guess; conjecture

5

two weeks; fortnight

1

cosplay (dressing in costume, esp. as a manga character, etc.)

8

sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy

1

parade

20

in public; in company

7

apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)

4

dirty; unclean

1

someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour

4

human pillar; human sacrifice

1

way of calling

4

(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat

1

service; ministry; attendance; offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free

8

mountain (or hill) behind a house, village, etc.; side of a mountain that gets little sunshine; envious; jealous

5

bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)

1

substitution

1

temporary repairs

1

year before last

4

to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get

6

strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly

7

strength of a thousand men; cloth with the character for "strength" written by a thousand men (soldier's charm)

1

to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive

1

business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy

4

change of occupation; career change

2

croquette

2

restaurant

1

courtesy call; going around to say hello (or goodbye) to everybody; making the rounds

2

every quarter; all sides

1

police; police officer; police station

5