jpdb beta

to be silent; to say nothing

1

in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start

1

fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them

2

but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess

1

(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force

7

difference; variation; difference

1

to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along

3

very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave

4

portion; part; snapshot; glimpse

1

incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive

1

to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)

1

to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)

3

by myself; in person; by oneself

3

in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely

2

the same generation; coeval

2

association; socializing; socialising; fellowship

3

experience

2

instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for

1

release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)

1

to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep

4

handkerchief

1

to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)

1

pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)

15

measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion

1

to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge

1

children

2

majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly

1

parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner

1

oh, yes?; really?

2

orphan; person without friends

8

perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance

4

victim

1

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

2

to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath

1

to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to

1

ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody

1

seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of

1

taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix

1

be considered; be deemed; be thought to be

1

bid for popularity; publicity stunt

3

that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such

1

relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls

1

itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally

1

cooked rice; meal

1

to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for

3

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

1

question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion

5

money

6

father

3

lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility

1