jpdb beta

one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself

1

to highlight something; to bring something to the forefront

1

steadily

1

citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class

2

this year

2

both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)

2

national sport (e.g. sumo)

2

groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)

1

diversion (action meant to attract attention away from the real objective); feint

1

to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service

2

rear guard

1

the whole country

1

since one's birth; in one's whole life; all one's life

1

camera

3

to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)

5

to explain adequately; to be accountable

2

queen; female champion

1

hero

3

mask; disguise; guise; mask

1

form; shape; figure

2

biting louse (any louse of order Mallophaga); small winged insect (esp. a flying ant or termite)

2

to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)

2

to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)

1

to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear

1

to throw; to toss; to hit; to strike; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles)

1

large-scale

1

staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring

1

one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look

8

locking on (to a target, esp. by radar)

1

flame; blaze

4

radiation; emission

2

pure; true; genuine; unmixed

6

to dissolve; to melt

3

directly opposite; right in front

1

dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim

2

to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen

2

end; conclusion

1

descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)

2

inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front

1

dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; trap; wooden protrusion from a Japanese door frame that fits a hole in the threshold, acting as a lock when closed; conclusion (of a speech, etc.)

1

to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)

1

organ (of body, plant, etc.)

1

to get someone to say; to make someone say

2

to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning

1

mutant; variant

1

just above; right overhead

1

bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink

1

form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence

1

autonomy (philosophy); self-control

1

extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation

4