jpdb beta

half the number; haploid

1

secret understanding; collusion; betrayal

11

to bud; to sprout

1

one third; a third part

1

though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless

1

four thousand; 4,000

3

as expected; predictably; not surprisingly

1

complete destruction; demolition

1

aim

1

sad to say; how sad; alas

1

to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)

1

to embrace

1

camping; campground; making camp

3

light; illumination; glow; lamp; light

1

to come within sight

1

the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous

1

it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say

1

to shine; to glitter; to be bright

2

sounds

1

silence

1

pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking

1

false; pseudo-; quasi-; would-be; sham; pretended

1

Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny

1

religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity

6

exactly as stated; verbatim

1

fire built in an iron basket (watch fire, fishing fire, etc.); bonfire; campfire; (arch.) brothel-keeper (Edo period)

2

towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)

3

uprising (esp. in Japan since middle ages, e.g. peasant uprising); revolt; insurrection; putsch; riot

2

crossing a border (illegally); border violation; border transgression

1

looking or acting as if one owned the place

1

exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing

1

governor; leader; ruler

1

greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice

2

cover (e.g. for illegal activity); front; Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant); straw raincoat that makes one invisible

1

ignorance; innocence; stupidity

1

to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with

1

to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy

1

to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard

5

all over Japan; throughout Japan

1

to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)

1

thought; idea; ideology

1

to stimulate; to stir up; to arouse

1

Amitabha's Pure Land; Sukhavati

2

pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked

1

for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)

1

human being; human; person; character (of a person)

2

hell

5

pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship

1

to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through

1

ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very

3