jpdb beta

epidemic; plague; pestilence

2

homeworld; home planet; mother planet

3

present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing

4

suggestion; hint; implication

5

mixed race; mixed parentage

3

immorality; injustice; adultery; illicit relationship; murdering one's teacher or a government official (one of the eight unpardonable crimes)

2

layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular

3

thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); good work; see you; goodbye; tiredness; fatigue

13

please ...

15

hasty; impatient; restless; rash

1

inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage

12

successor

5

birth

1

(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front

29

close connection; deep involvement; close relationship

4

hostile relations; hostile relationship

1

and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless

1

elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter

15

meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one

16

to have (the) courage (to); to be courageous

3

personal affair; one's own affair

9

whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself

21

shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)

11

to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)

3

dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional

13

persuasion

21

to sweep the slate clean; to start again from the beginning; to do it all over again

4

(idle) ease; idleness; leisureliness

1

severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous

2

to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind

10

changing one's mind

3

eagerness; enthusiasm; fervor; excitement; fighting spirit; fighting mood

5

to distract a person's attention

4

rule violation; rule infraction; infringement of the rules

4

rotation

2

end of the month

2

new and old; incoming and outgoing

2

flat ground; seats immediately in front of the stage (e.g. in kabuki); multi-brand display area (in a shop); starting field not containing any 20-point cards

1

hole; hole; cup; (electron) hole

14

tiered doll stand (for hina dolls); tiered platform; tiered gallery

1

two by two; by twos; as a couple; in pairs

1

to part left and right; to open out

1

dividing vertically; vertical split; top-to-bottom sectioning; division into sections; splitting lengthwise

1

front row

3

taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)

9

teacher; instructor

13

poor student

1

to follow (a rule, precedent, style, etc.); to conform to; to be in accordance with

1

back row; last row; rearmost row

2

to doze off; to nod off; to snooze

1