jpdb beta

reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries

3

to explain adequately; to be accountable

3

afternoon; p.m.

2

darkness; the dark

3

it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...

2

reminder

1

to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed

2

very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly

1

research material; experimental material

1

reasonable; natural

1

year; age; years; past one's prime; old age

2

to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)

1

comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery

1

sensation; feeling

2

quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless

1

fame; reputation; renown

1

university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)

2

scholarship; stipend; bursary; student loan

1

to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)

2

to be possessed by an evil spirit; to be tempted; to give in to an urge; to succumb to temptation

1

being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)

1

just how; how (dare you)

1

distortion; stretch; strained interpretation; technicality; casuistry; sophistry

1

is something that; is that which

1

funds; capital

1

assistance; aid; support

1

poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress

1

so far as

1

shall ...; to assume; to suppose

1

the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible

1

to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on

1

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

1

to thrust down; to push off

1

besides; moreover; in addition; to make matters worse

1

legal measure; legal action

1

gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober

1

in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

3

I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...

1

showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude

1

small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest

1

to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at

1

large, broad-shouldered physique (esp. that of a middle-aged man); big build

1

station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)

2

to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white

2

to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations

1

to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on

1

victim; injured party; sufferer

1

testimony; (verbal) evidence

1

to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand

2

to harm; to cause harm to

1