jpdb beta

wrinkle; crease; ripple

2

to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block

2

the people; citizens; the populace

2

the ruler; sovereign

3

to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class

1

cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)

1

to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together

5

ash; ashes

1

soil; breeding ground (for); fertile ground (for)

1

giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)

2

ordinary person; average person; mediocre person

1

unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha

1

in the end; at the end of the day

3

ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody

2

(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning

1

execution of a criminal

1

to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse

1

rule; reign; peaceful times

3

level; just; peaceful

1

interruption; discontinuance; suspension; cancellation (of a planned event); calling off

1

dictatorship; despotism; autocracy; running (a company, etc.) despotically

1

halfwit; blockhead; fool

1

origin; beginning; start

2

to the end

1

large river; epic (of a novel, drama, etc.); long-form; large-scale

1

flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times

1

to disappear (gradually); to be vanishing; to fade away; to go out of sight; to die out

1

gun point; muzzle

3

musical performance

1

to move along; to go alongside; to walk along; to follow; to run down (one's cheek, leg, etc.); to trickle down

3

to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse

1

to die

1

to throw away; to abandon

1

to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up

4

meaning; significance

1

drop (e.g. of water); drip

1

to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)

3

looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit

1

owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)

4

thoroughly; carefully; deliberately; seriously; fully

1

the heavens; the skies; heaven; deva realm; ascending to heaven; death

2

sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; spectator; viewer

2

from right to left; in one ear and out the other; nice and quick; with speed and address; without further ado

1

to pierce through; to break through

1

silk

1

wall-mounted ornament; wall decoration; wall hanging; wall-mounted

1

gold leaf; gold foil; beaten gold

1

partitioning screen

1

bleak; chilly; dreary

1

to die; to lay down life's burden

1