jpdb beta

good policy; wise policy; best plan

2

technique user

1

natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder

1

only; merely; just; at most; no more than

3

to draw the line; to set a boundary; to make a clear distinction

2

(one's) life

1

to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice

1

long-cherished desire; satisfaction (from achieving one's desire)

1

hot blood; warm blood; zeal; fervor; fervour

1

racing (of an engine); idling; spinning (without grabbing; of wheels); going round in circles (of an argument, discussion, etc.); going nowhere; being fruitless

1

gap; narrow space between things; valley; gorge; loophole (in a castle wall); arrow slit

1

to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive

1

gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy

4

character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)

3

a glance; a look; a glimpse

1

guest; visitor; visitor's arrival

1

thereupon; shortly thereafter

2

to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to

1

companion; comrade; escort; member of a party; fellow traveller; fellow traveler

1

things at hand; personal belongings

1

to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study

3

showing no sign (of)

1

smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)

1

usual state of things

3

palace; court

3

inner court; quadrangle

6

hostility; antagonism; opposition

1

to that extent; to that degree; so much; so

6

the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life

2

(Japanese) imperial succession

1

advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)

1

to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)

2

but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess

2

feeling of a house or a room

1

to have an interest (in)

1

to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify

1

white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright

1

beam running between columns in traditional Japanese architecture, esp. within Japanese-style rooms

1

to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead

1

very small fraction (of); very small proportion; very small part; tiny bit

1

private; personal

2

area; zone; district; quarter; section; limits

1

permission; approval; authorization; license

2

living room

1

traditional style of Japanese residential architecture

1

to hide; to conceal oneself

1

(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees

2

to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance

1

to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience

1

trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant

1