jpdb beta

ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition

2

art; technique; means; way; trick; trap

2

opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism

1

to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear

9

the first ...; primary

1

middle period; medium-term

1

going round in circles; game of cat and mouse; pointless and repetitive back-and-forth; itachigokko; Japanese children's game

1

relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect

7

development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life

2

post war; after the war

1

to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)

2

decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing

1

aria; singing; chanting

1

to attempt; to test; to try out

1

to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse

1

far away; far off; far; long ago; long before

1

ancient times; distant past; antiquity

1

battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest

1

romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance

1

to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes

2

presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch

1

call; invitation

1

duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage

1

fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)

1

armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track

4

to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

3

zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager

1

for example; for instance; e.g.

3

education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education

2

policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle

1

to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)

2

shy; diffident; retiring; reserved

1

to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch

1

to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)

2

to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

2

service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services

1

to be enthusiastic about; to be eager; to be keen

1

at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being

1

head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)

1

black tea

5

to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell

1

somehow; for some reason; without knowing why

1

similar

2

choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy

1

next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour

5

to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend

1

favourite dish (favorite); favourite food

1

evening meal

1

to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently

1

coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency

1