jpdb beta

(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red

2

plan; intention

1

compensating; making up for; supplementation

1

relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace

1

to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)

1

in those days

1

to take a veneer off something

1

even if; even though; however; no matter how

2

to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about

1

to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake

1

human; human-like; as a person

1

dear me; I mean; or rather

1

decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card

1

stable supply; reliable supply

1

participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in

1

decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)

1

small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit

1

food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement

1

heaven helps those who help themselves

1

Samuel Smiles

1

Benjamin Franklin

1

self-help; self-reliance

1

preface; foreword; introduction

1

poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty

1

Richard; Richards; Richart; Ritchard

1

almanac

1

to open a path

1

godsend; gift from providence

1

saying; maxim; aphorism; proverb

2

helper; assistant; help

1

splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent

1

foolish; stupid; silly

1

killing time; staving off boredom

1

imaginary

1

to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly

1

about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite

1

history book

2

size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)

1

to clamour; to crowd; to jostle

1

problem-solving

1

consultation; discussion; conference; collusion; bid-rigging

1

anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case

1

military force; military strength

2

like that; that way; thus

1

flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda

1

large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)

2

enactment; establishment; creation

1

great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious

1

contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)

1

countries

1