jpdb beta

store; shop; establishment; restaurant

1

civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)

3

chasing after women; womanizing

3

survival strategy

1

poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite

2

marriage

7

not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady

1

attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance

6

opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse

4

short end of the stick; short straw; unlucky number; blank; bad bargain

1

good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter

2

with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous

1

to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)

4

to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of

1

preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind

1

to explain; to preach; to advocate; to persuade; to prevail upon; to reason with

1

(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase

3

honour; honor

1

anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever

1

sincere; earnest; serious

2

faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true

2

such; like that; in that way

1

downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction

1

to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of

1

hardships; privation

1

protection; defence; support; safeguarding; championship; vindication

2

uh-oh; oops; sorry

4

way (of doing); manner; method; means

2

affirmation; affirmative

3

all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever

7

years later

1

absolute; complete; utter; pure; sheer

1

I got it; I see; I now know; so that's the reason

3

patient

1

to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)

3

dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy

1

fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly

1

humorous; funny; amusing; enjoyable (e.g. life); pleasant; fun

1

stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)

1

parts; accessories; components

3

without the least difference; exactly; perfectly; to the inch

1

divergence; alienation; deviation; estrangement; separation; detachment

2

father

3

sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam

1

arsenal; arms and ammunition factory

5

wise person; sage

8

in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

1

one of these days; someday; one day

1

to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote

2

crude; rough; plain; careless; disrespectful; without proper care

2