jpdb beta

telling a riddle

1

to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind

1

vulgar; mean; base; coarse; crude

2

mercenary (soldier)

1

manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party

1

precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred

3

law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma

1

truth

1

day and night

1

distinction; differentiation; classification

1

grief; sorrow; anguish; lamentation

1

to continue to work; to work away (at)

1

devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment

1

sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing

2

section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.

1

usurer; usury; loansharking

2

from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth

1

of little importance; trivial; worthless; valueless

2

interest rate; interest

6

period; term; interval

1

fundraising; financing; cash flow

1

to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate

1

every day and every night

1

to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge

1

triangle; triangular shape

1

hat; cap

1

bearded face; unshaven face; hairy face

1

half a year; six months

1

double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n

4

large profit; a killing

3

to knock back; to strike back; to beat in revenge

1

(animal) collar; necklace; choker

2

to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)

2

foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury

1

performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment

1

babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant

1

because; for; the reason why is ...

1

to try and do something; to attempt to do something

2

to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause

3

the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous

5

anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever

1

disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful

1

to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)

2

revenge

1

poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow

1

to pilfer; to filch; to swipe

1

cannot be compared with; no match for

1

balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic

1

(one's) pay; wages

1

to wait upon; to serve

1