jpdb beta

all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical

2

to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip

1

then; and (then); in that case; if so

1

to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out

1

reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); the underlying principles of the cosmos (in neo-Confucianism)

1

large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)

3

to leave one's footprints; to leave one's mark on; to leave a message (behind)

1

to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)

2

to ponder; to brood

1

far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)

2

pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness

1

to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp

2

to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)

1

softly; gently; lightly

2

subordinate person

1

news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition

1

to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous

3

size

1

to be careful; to pay attention; to take care

1

to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included

1

impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag

1

lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking

1

to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour

1

to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time

1

for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while

1

everywhere; all over; throughout

1

sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air

3

to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)

1

restriction; restraint; limitation; limit

1

yen (currency of Japan); circle

1

to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted

2

oh; ah; if there is; as for that; that is

1

scene; spectacle; sight; view

1

to face each other; to be opposite (to)

3

one or two sizes (bigger, etc.); one or two levels (better, more mature, etc.)

1

hundreds

2

year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

2

feeler; tentacle; antenna; touching (with one's hand); feeling; sensing

39

root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature

1

centre; center; middle

1

beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing

1

evil god

3

hell realm; Naraka; Hell; hell; misery; place where a volcano or hot springs constantly spew smoke or steam

2

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

1

first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

1

to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate

1

appalling; horrifying; dreadful; hideous; revolting; disgusting

1

Yamaishi

1

organism; living body

7

culture; cultivation; cultivation (of plants); growing; cultivation (e.g. of a skill); nurture (of democracy, national power, etc.)

1