jpdb beta

competition; rivalry; feeling that something is worth the effort; motivation; enthusiasm

1

household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband

1

two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)

3

to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy; to accompany; to go with; to associate with (someone); to mix with

3

(one's) wife; wife (of a peer or subordinate)

1

thatched hut

2

over the fence (e.g. looking, conducting a conversation); back-fence

1

wrinkled; full of wrinkles

1

that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game

1

languidly; loosely

1

busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety

1

garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area

6

older; senior

1

unlucky year; critical year; year (esp. age 25 and 42 for men, 19 and 33 for women) that is considered unlucky (orig. in Onmyōdō); bad year; annus horribilis

1

this person; he; she

9

origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient

2

care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation

1

vedana (sensation)

1

nothing but; except; no more than

3

life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life

2

remembering (and honoring) the teachings of Buddha

1

gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal

1

uneducated; ignorant; illiterate; arhat; person who has attained nirvana

1

underclothes

2

next

3

resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace

5

second half; latter half

2

to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed

1

to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire

2

violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement

1

occupation (i.e. field of regular employment); steady job; regular work

1

to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence

1

reading (books)

2

writing; book; (literary) work

1

to try to do; to attempt to do

1

after

2

passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit

1

trouble; bother; number of moves; number of punches; number of liberties

1

to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down

1

sparing oneself; laziness

1

passivity; negativity; halfheartedness

1

to be beyond words; to defy description

1

undershirt (worn under a kimono); singlet

1

collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck

1

in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; in a mumble; in a murmur

1

to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face

1

clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate

1

winter

1

to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand

1

hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln; young girl; childlike young woman

2