jpdb beta

runs batted in; RBI; position of a ball when struck (e.g. in tennis, volleyball)

2

small; fine; detailed; stingy

4

discernment; insight

1

adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach

6

ingrained habit; second nature

2

there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately

8

minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough

1

strategy; tactics

2

belief; faith; conviction

2

to force to do; to compel

1

main cause; primary factor

6

poor-looking; impoverished-looking; scrawny (e.g. figure); thin-looking; sparse (e.g. meal)

1

smart-alecky; clever-clever; cheeky; cunning; crafty; shrewd

5

especially; particularly

1

to wander from place to place; to change jobs

2

to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise

1

short (of a person)

4

thin paper

1

to tear down; to shatter

2

pine forest

3

body of a snake; serpentine

4

civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)

15

criticism; judgement; judgment; comment

2

another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to

7

LOHAS; Lifestyles of Health and Sustainability; market segment made up of ecologically conscious consumers

1

life; living; livelihood; (one's) living

24

deep in the mountains; mountain recesses

4

middle of the night; dead of night

2

stable supply; reliable supply

1

proper quantity; suitable amount; proper dose; optimal dose

1

agricultural chemical; agrochemical; agrichemical

1

haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing

6

to bless; to show mercy to; to give (money, etc.)

1

food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement

5

luxury; extravagance

1

to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end

6

Marie-Antoinette

1

of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant

2

wise saying; famous saying; witty remark

1

bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread

14

confections; sweets; candy; cake

3

creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention

4

destroying; annihilating; eradicating

1

bad deed which ultimately results in the creation of a good Buddhist; older person conducting a funeral service for a younger relative, in particular, a parent for a child

4

minced meat; ground meat

1

genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out

10

origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry

1

what kind of; what sort of; what

39

bridge (of a koto, etc.); cylinder; prism

1

to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)

17