jpdb beta

to name; to call by name; to mention by name

3

proper (appearance, posture, etc.); correct; neat; straight; upright

3

gratitude; thanks

7

front row

1

dark red; deep red

5

calvaria; area at top of head; parietal

3

petition; complaint; (legal) brief

11

year by year; annually; every year; from year to year

6

special council or commission

10

matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case

1

National Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1947-); Imperial Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1889-1947); legislative assembly; parliament

17

eagerly; earnestly; assiduously; diligently; wholeheartedly

5

general remarks

3

lisping; poorly expressed; unclear (wording); imprecise (expression)

4

lecturer; speaker

5

main guest; guest of honor; guest of honour

3

obituary notice

1

great; grand; extensive; large-scale

3

space on a page (e.g. in a newspaper); surface of paper; letter; writings

6

each field; various circles

1

indescribable; having no way to express

4

(inferior) imitator; epigone; poor imitation; follower; adherent; person belonging to the same school (e.g. of thought)

1

earnest desire; eager hope; longing; yearning; hankering

2

resistance (movement); popular resistance against a military invasion (esp. of that by the French against the Nazis in World War II)

1

path of righteousness; path of duty; right track; correct path

2

firm decision; decisive measure; resolute step; excellent decision

7

I told you so; you see that?

2

to impress (someone)

2

vivid; striking

1

audience; attendance; hearers

25

to stammer; to stutter

4

everyone

10

day before yesterday

3

slightest notice; slightest consideration; slightest attention; a little thought; glance

3

desk for a speaker; lectern; rostrum; platform

2

to be confusing; to be different from what one is used to

3

notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties

2

to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur

11

humor; humour

1

feeling sad or downhearted; down in the dumps

1

to be dispirited; to be dejected; to lose heart; to become discouraged; to be crestfallen; to be utterly disheartened

2

weight; sinker (fishing)

1

bad luck; bad fortune; evil; wickedness

4

arrogance

1

loser; defeated person; the defeated

3

initiative; pioneering

2

bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion

2

social conditions; social situation; state of society; social landscape; social climate

1

side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension

5

going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with

1