jpdb beta

to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to

2

old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly

1

two copies

1

sender; consignor; remitter

2

to break the seal

2

paper-knife

1

opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail

1

one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)

3

director

1

god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder

3

as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible

3

long sentence; long piece of writing (e.g. passage, letter, article, telegram)

1

throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...

1

recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances

2

only; merely; but; no more than

5

habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle

5

style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)

2

cake served with tea; teacake

1

pot (esp. teapot, coffee-pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask

2

call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)

1

to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind

6

Renu

1

(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character

3

quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless

1

register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster

4

if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle

1

to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors

1

funeral

1

synopsis; outline; plot

1

after a long time; for the first time in a while

3

opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse

5

putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank

1

retaining fee; retainer

1

hush money

1

condolence; sympathy; mourning

1

sadness; sorrow; grief

3

easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all

2

duty; function; office; mission; task

1

the end

2

to discuss; to talk together

5

disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss

1

measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy

2

family register; census

2

to report; to notify

1

to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to

2

completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)

3

to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff

2

still (continuing); as ever; further

1

courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts

1

to be led by; to be headed by

1