jpdb beta

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

1

opinion; view; purport; tenor; meaning; point

1

careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering

1

motive; incentive; motif

2

to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")

7

to be granted (e.g. a title); to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be gifted with (a talent); to be taught (e.g. a secret technique); to be instructed; to be initiated

1

vocation; lifework; sacred task (esp. the emperor's rule over the nation); prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)

6

afterlife; for goodness' sake; for the love of God; I implore you, ...

1

to be one's ruin; to do harm; to cause trouble; to have negative consequences; to bring about a bad outcome

1

order; article ordered

2

to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)

1

and yet; though; when; in spite of

1

according to (someone)

1

only; sole; unique

2

indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)

1

will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness

1

beggar; begging

2

declaration; profession

1

food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion

2

to beg; to ask; to request; to pray; to wish

1

theory

1

strenuous effort; hard struggle; working hard; hard fighting; fierce fighting

2

sour; acid

1

tiny area; tiny surface; (lit.) cat's forehead

1

to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to

6

mistake; error

1

round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm

1

reserve; modesty; hesitation; abhorrence; repugnance; loathing

1

chopsticks

1

to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)

2

to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on

1

alcohol; sake

1

foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury

1

to attack; to destroy; to defeat; to conquer; to avenge

1

just the other day; quite recently

1

pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness

1

assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; spotting (in weight training)

1

to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on

2

question of degree

1

one's nature; talents; destiny; mission; sphere of activity

3

and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not

6

to be cut out for (e.g. a job); to be suited (to)

1

crippled; deformed; imperfect; incomplete; one wheel

1

national literature

1

Osaka (city)

3

national language; Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan); one's native language; mother tongue; native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words)

2

teacher; instructor

4

agreement; affirmative; aye; yes; OK

1

business world; business circles

1

eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son

2