jpdb beta

sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile

2

readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation

22

loud voice

1

low voice; whisper

2

big problem

1

peace; harmony

3

to beg; to request; to beseech; to implore; to entreat

1

to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to

6

church; congregation

1

prayer; supplication

1

to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice

6

people; populace

1

to love

2

orphanage

1

to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)

1

samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight

6

to love (someone weaker than oneself); to be affectionate towards; to treat with tender loving care

1

politician; statesman

1

essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic

1

ideal; ideals

2

to pursue

1

that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance

1

fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she

11

look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting

9

exactly opposite (of)

1

very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)

2

nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...

8

to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after

6

pure; purity

1

particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty

2

that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family

5

to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts

1

to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to

3

gossip; idle talk; chat

1

to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve

4

rampart; castle walls

1

rubble; debris; wreckage

11

weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence

1

carpet; rug; runner

2

tapestry; wall hanging; banner

1

magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid

1

history

3

ups and downs of life; vicissitudes of fortune

1

scenery; scene; landscape

1

to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for

5

general; shogun

2

nonsense; no meaning; meaningless

2

growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)

4

to watch over; to watch attentively

5

will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)

1