jpdb beta

to defend oneself; to protect oneself

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defense; defence; safeguard; protection

1

founder; originator; pioneer

2

fading; faded colour; faded color

1

retirement; resignation

1

overflow; abundance; exuberance

1

to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline

3

brush

3

to drain; to flow (unobstructed); to sell well; to be in good demand; to exit the stage; to remove (a prop) from the stage

3

very deep

3

and yet; despite (all) that

1

fresh Japanese sweets (usu. containing red bean paste); fresh Western sweets (usu. containing cream or fruit, e.g. sponge cake, pie)

1

to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned

1

parasite

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to see well in the dark; to have good night vision

1

light; lamplight

2

silently; in silence

2

end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring

2

tea-towel; dish cloth

2

stock-still; motionless; frozen in place

4

pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern

2

numeral; figure; digit; numeric character

1

public performance; exhibition in a foreign country

1

end; close; termination

1

actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow

3

role

1

upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)

1

depopulation

1

riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty

1

train of dress; trailing skirt; woman who doesn't work and only thinks about fashion

1

martyr

1

pure land (esp. the Western Pure Land paradise of Amitabha); (Buddhist) paradise; Pure Land Buddhism

1

longing; great desire; aspiration

2

draw curtain; stage curtain

1

end of a performance

1

meandering; snaking; zigzagging

1

edge (brow) of mountain

1

trapezium; trapezoid

1

concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial

1

crosspiece (between pillars, etc.); penetrating tie beam

1

coping; top rail

3

flanking image (e.g. in a Buddha triad)

1

sphere; counter for balls

1

to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of

1

counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.

1

god's majesty; god's authority; might of Heaven

1

(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention

1

reverence; awe; respect

3

four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips

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five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)

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