jpdb beta

process; course; mechanism

1

sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment

2

easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...

5

sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart

1

besides; in addition; also; moreover

6

to appear uneasy; to appear anxious

1

to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood

4

relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls

3

to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)

1

foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land

3

fleeing from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee

2

country name

1

polite; courteous; hospitable; careful; handled with great care; treated with attention

1

to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in

3

companion; company

7

rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk

3

spreading; disseminating; scattering; diffusion (of light, gas)

1

to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid

3

top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile

1

present condition; existing state; status quo; current state

1

to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate

1

saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)

2

polite; respectful; reverent

1

to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate

1

indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary

1

evaluation; appraisal; assessment; judgement; estimation; criticism

1

to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation

7

series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza

1

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

6

territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.

15

shoring up (a company, industry, etc.); propping up; bolstering; manipulation (of the market, esp. to prevent a sudden fall); jacking-up

2

exchange; conversion

1

guarantee; security; assurance; pledge

1

chief; main; principal; important

2

throw; throwing; resigning (a game of shogi, go, etc.); giving up; selling at a loss; sell-off

2

to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction

1

technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft

10

as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is

1

position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view

4

to the extent possible; as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; wherever possible; if (at all) possible

1

farming; agriculture; cultivation

2

power; authority; jurisdiction

2

firm; strong; solid; stable

1

opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse

1

at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can

1

guard; convoy; escort

13

monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision

1

the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect

1

to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)

3

vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump

2