jpdb beta

song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry

3

subject; theme

1

to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical

1

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

1

up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual

1

following (a precedent, former policy, etc.); continuing with; sticking to; observing

1

passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing

1

two (long cylindrical things)

1

moving forward (e.g. plans); acceleration (e.g. of payment schedule); front-loading

1

Fujisawa

2

weekend; Saturday and Sunday

1

to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)

1

to knead into

1

understanding (of people's circumstances and feelings); perceptiveness; sympathy; wisdom

1

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

1

unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd

4

society; public; community; social studies

2

in the future; another day; later

1

another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally

1

trial printing; prototype edition

1

feel; touch

1

flat-tasting; bland; lacking in flavor; dull; flat; unimaginative

1

feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy

1

it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it

3

sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)

1

once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time

2

to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere

1

straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank

2

will not do; do not; does not

1

change in appearance; transformation

2

to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on

1

to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit

1

to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice

1

ahem

1

to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through

2

clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain

2

to cause someone to worry

1

flirting; making out

1

seven times; many times; seventh (interval)

1

slight fever

1

medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic

1

even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little

2

to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with

1

to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed

1

phala (attained state, result); enlightenment (as the fruits of one's Buddhist practice); fruit; counter for pieces of fruit

1

to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention

1

cowardly; timid; easily frightened

1

to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still

1

fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment

1

-th (e.g. one fifth)

1