jpdb beta

-ish; -like

1

to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled

1

parts; accessories; components

1

child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)

1

creaking; groaning (e.g. under physical stress)

1

to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound

1

area; domain; territory; field; range; region

1

bygones; the past; past event

1

to shoot out (lights, window, etc.)

5

repair; mending; fixing; servicing

1

trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing

1

to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore

2

to trade in (commercial goods); to deal in; to sell

1

prejudice; bias; distorted view

1

contract; compact; agreement

1

rule; established routine; standard operating procedure; SOP

1

observance (of laws, rules, etc.); adherence; obeying; following; abiding by; compliance

1

character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")

1

good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response

1

being deeply in debt; being up to one's ears in debt

1

bandit; brigand

1

to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate

2

powerful person; influential person

1

bribe; sweetener; douceur

2

crime; offence; offense

1

to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise

1

fortune; riches; goods; incorporated foundation

1

sincere; honest; faithful

2

self-justification; excuse

1

gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked

1

one end; an end; part; fragment

1

to gain fame; to make one's name

1

collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration

1

yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing

1

independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation

10

doctrine; rule; principle; -ism

10

prohibition; inhibition; ban

1

to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go

2

fatal; lethal

1

to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on

1

spread; span; expanse; extent

1

discontinuation (of business); closing down; giving up (one's practice); retiring

3

supply; provision

3

slaver; slave trader

1

to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart

1

to persuade by tears; to use tears to get one's way

1

threat; menace; coercion; terrorism

1

type of industry

2

changing (one's job, loyalties, stance, etc.); switching over; changing quarters (geisha, prostitute, etc.)

1

just a handful; only a small number (of)

1