jpdb beta

to state; to express; to mention

4

forty; 40

1

expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)

2

to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with

1

researcher

1

behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy

1

experiment

2

combination; union; incorporation; congruence

2

death penalty

1

land; shore

4

small scale

1

(enter into, be in) a state of war

1

assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)

1

investor; financier

1

trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade

2

body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field

3

thorough; exhaustive; complete

2

eradication; extermination; rooting out; stamping out; getting rid of

1

to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend

1

to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)

1

ash; ashes

1

difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error

2

dying; death; dead; useless; damned

2

last days; the end; one's fate

1

number; series of digits

3

answering machine; answerphone

2

twice

3

several tens

1

all sides; the four cardinal directions and the four ordinal directions; large hanging lantern

1

sliced ginger prepared in vinegar (served with sushi); pickled ginger; mimeograph; reprimand; rebuke; overly skinny person

1

heaven and earth; top and bottom

1

to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up

2

antiquity; the previous era

1

to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin

2

Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good

1

without; but if; otherwise; or else

1

unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement

2

heap; pile; stack; full measure

2

to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of

1

to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)

3

to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss

1

affectation; pretension

2

wise saying; famous saying

1

this world; this life; world of the living

3

immortal; undying; indestructible

1

sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass

1

poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want

2

peerless; matchless; unparalleled; unrivalled; unequalled; incomparable

1

close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum

1

lazy; idle; indolent; slothful

1