jpdb beta

to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt

3

(formal) announcement; unveiling; introduction; debut

1

success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity

3

disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation

3

to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)

3

hating; strongly disliking

2

to like; to love; to be fond of

1

(this) small amount; (such a) paltry amount; only this much; slightest bit

1

offensive; aggressive

2

I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...

1

to impose a punishment (on); to punish

1

injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss

6

to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated

2

then; well; so; well then

7

resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret

2

once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat

3

twice

1

to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious

1

shorter way; shortcut

1

the best; ideal

3

justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation

1

tightly clenched fist

1

offensive strength; offensive power; striking power

2

to devote oneself wholeheartedly to; to sacrifice one's health for; to risk one's life

1

to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop

3

close friendship; close friend; good friend; intimate relations; sexual intercourse; sex

1

to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling

1

middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart

1

visit (to a religious site, e.g. shrine, temple, grave)

3

to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against someone; to play (a game, match, etc.) against someone

7

rule; reign; government; governing

2

people; citizens; subjects; folk

47

gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase

2

brainwashing

4

scolding

2

both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold

3

palm (of the hand)

3

to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress

3

principal object of worship (at a Buddhist temple); principal image; idol; icon; the man himself; the person at the heart of the matter

2

while alive; during one's lifetime

1

to commit a crime; to commit a sin

1

the dead; ghost; person who is obsessed (with money, power, etc.); person with a blind lust (for)

3

to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)

3

statue of Buddha; image of Buddha; Buddhist statue; Buddhist image

2

to be associated (with); to be connected (with)

1

criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender

1

corpse; dead person

1

substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice

1

to suffer; to groan; to be worried

3

reference; example; inquiry (about a product, business deal, etc.); enquiry; being summoned to appear to court; witness

1