jpdb beta

downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently

1

to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin

5

to gulp down (alcohol, poison, etc.); to quaff; to down

1

that sort of; like that

1

reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être; ikigai

6

impatience; anxiety

7

(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology

1

fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility

1

(stroke of) luck; (unexpected) good fortune; godsend; windfall

1

to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure

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to be at a loss; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be pressed for; to be pinched for; to become poor

4

circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs

11

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

2

that sort of; like that

9

charm; spell; curse; malediction; dharani; mantra

4

person always at one's side

1

to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one

4

pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing

6

in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to

1

to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing

1

direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means

8

in that manner; like that

1

to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)

1

moonlight

1

Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryō system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654 m by 654 m)

9

to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to

6

wink of sleep; snooze; doze; nap

2

meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting

2

beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously

6

recommendation; putting in a good word for someone

1

studying abroad; (temporarily) studying at another school (to learn a specific skill)

2

great erudition; extensive knowledge; vast stock of knowledge

1

modesty; humility; being humble

2

essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith (and marrow)

4

mastery; learning through experience; realization; realisation; comprehension

3

to be superior (to); to surpass; to outdo

1

established reputation

1

blockhead; a fool

1

Buddhist studies; Buddhology

3

to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)

10

please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail

9

physical labor (esp. forced); strenuous manual labor; toil

1

to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)

1

being a graduate of the same school; person who went to the same school; fellow alumnus

1

labor; labour; work; Labour Party

3

to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set

1

separate; respective; different

1

one's daily life; condition; well-being; standing and sitting; movements

4

kitchen; cookhouse; (ship's) galley

3

the teachings of Buddha (as likened to the Dharmachakra, originally a wheel-like weapon used to destroy the evils of mankind); Buddhist doctrine

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