jpdb beta

company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.

20

independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation

7

cycle

1

few decades; many decades; several decades

5

century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time

4

to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)

10

top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile

3

receiving; acceptance; reception

1

dispute; controversy; debate; argument; taking issue

1

final; eventual; ultimate

3

conclusion

6

to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink

6

murder of one's own lord or father

3

sanction; approval

1

apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that

1

although I say; although one might say; although called

10

occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture

2

business; trade; operations; sales

2

obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty

2

compromise plan

1

Morioka

2

temporary; provisional; to do something temporarily (esp. build temporary facilities); to do something provisionally

1

to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to

2

tree; trees and shrubs

3

teeth of a saw; serration

1

switchback (railway); zig zag

1

change of course; changing direction; shifting position (of retreating forces); retreat

2

loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal

6

zig-zag; zigzag

3

cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

1

grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit

2

recent years

2

efficiency

2

to meet somebody by chance; to happen upon

1

to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to cut the wheel; to perform a twisting backward knee trip

1

seesaw

1

side wall

3

to lay out (a futon); to make (bed); to spread out; to postpone; to extend

1

to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve

2

on a floor; above floor level

1

small bowl

2

to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge

4

legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small

3

vegetable

5

salad

1

smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.

3

deep-fried food

2

grilling on a skewer; spit-roasting

1

bread dough

1

retaining warmth; keeping heat in; heat insulation

2