jpdb beta

resource

3

to smear; to daub; to shift (the blame onto someone else)

2

source of power

4

diving suit

2

submarine

3

ox carriage (for Heian-era nobles); oxcart

1

national budget

1

technological innovation

1

one's own country

3

functionality

2

(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure; playing card suit (in karuta)

4

bongo

1

Pyrrho

1

concrete example

2

the thing itself; thing-in-itself (in Kantianism)

1

self-sufficiency; self-containment; autonomy; self-absorption

2

Satori; folklore monster that can read minds

1

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

2

Messean

1

container for keeping food or drink warm; (wide-mouthed) thermos; (rice) warmer; jar

1

messenger

1

to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)

2

freshwater goby (any fish of genus Rhinogobius); dusky tripletooth goby (Tridentiger obscurus); Gymnogobius urotaenia (species of goby); Japanese fluvial sculpin (Cottus pollux)

1

to grieve and moan

2

index; index number; indicator; exponent

2

to be delirious with fever; to have a feverish dream; to be crazy about something

2

to have (the) courage (to); to be courageous

2

racism

1

falsified history

2

rare

1

enlightening; deep; meaningful; profound; subtle; rich in nuance

4

as you (they, etc.) say; as you suggest; I absolutely agree

1

whether one likes it or not

1

suprarenal body; adrenal glands

1

one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind

1

opaque; obscure; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable

2

dark night

1

not non-existent; not completely lacking; there is some; certainly existent

1

slow tempo; slowly

3

to be heartbroken; to have one's heart break; to be overwhelmed with grief

3

tune (melody, piece of music)

1

upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general

1

persecution; oppression

3

brewing (sake); distilling (e.g. whisky)

4

manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; maker (person or device that makes something)

9

ornamentation; embellishment; decoration; modification; qualification

1

plastic; pula (currency of Botswana)

2

stick

4

nostalgia

1

to arrive; to come to pass

1