jpdb beta

aim; goal; prospect; outlook

1

midnight; dead of night

1

obedient; docile; quiet

1

to insist on one's own ideas

1

stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire

1

things to do; must-do items; one's duty; what is required

1

pushing forward (undaunted, bravely); working vigorously towards an aim; struggling on; striving towards

1

to turn completely into; to become completely

1

to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill

2

doctrine; rule; principle; -ism

1

assistance; support

1

to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to quit; to resign; to decline; to turn down

1

waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand

1

gloom; melancholy

2

to count; to enumerate

1

whole story; full picture; full particulars

1

fragment; scrap; piece; shred

3

ecological

2

direct

1

weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot

1

reopening; resumption; restarting

1

in advance; beforehand; previously

1

advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview

1

piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild

2

telephone (device)

1

bell; bel; B

2

switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering

1

to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted

1

preface; introduction; preamble

1

without

1

completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)

1

sly; cunning; crafty

1

reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight

1

to be scared

2

great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough

1

eating strange food; eating bizarre things; simple diet; plain food; eating meat (thus breaking Buddhist rules)

1

how many people; a number of people

1

to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty

1

to be refined; to be polished; to be stylish; to be sophisticated

1

cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear

2

letting out blood prior to cooking; draining blood from meat, fish, etc.

1

humanity; human nature

2

fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence

1

to spit out all around; to vomit all around; to spew out (e.g. dirty language)

1

unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous

2

to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)

1

to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy

1

transactions; dealings; business

4

materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis

1

helplessly; easily; without resistance; without regret

2