jpdb beta

force of habit; inertia

1

obviously known; open secret; clear for all to see; being found out

1

afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time

1

to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)

1

pus; corruption; rot; evils

1

embarrassing

2

to catch fire; to ignite

1

to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest

1

to meet someone by chance; to happen upon

1

avoided by everybody; disliked by everybody; (lit.) not even a dog will eat (it)

2

to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with

2

to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across

1

(transplant) rejection; strong reaction (against)

1

first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank

3

red and white; colours for festive or auspicious occasions (colors); two teams; two groups; Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)

1

two colours; two varieties; two types

1

to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)

1

heroine; brave woman; spirited woman; woman of strong character; Amazon

1

military commander

1

tolerance; broad-mindedness

1

to cry and shout; to scream

1

pedestal

7

inscription; epitaph; epigraph

11

crushing to death; crushing (hope, freedom, etc.); suppression; quashing

1

bad; evil

1

two kinds; second-class (e.g. mail)

1

dividing into parts

1

struggle (for); scramble; contest

2

dualism

4

to take refuge in; to succeed in running away

2

to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship

4

pit; shaft

1

bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste

3

scribble; scrawl

1

period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)

2

starring (in a film, play, etc.); playing the leading part

4

handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph

1

to spit

2

to wipe one's arse; to clean up the mess (after something going wrong); to carry the can

1

second basement level; subbasement

1

sense of unity; sense of oneness

1

past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40

1

the ruler; sovereign

1

innate goodness of man

2

good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial

3

unjust; inhuman

2

to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed

1

saint

3

the whole nation; all the people in the land

1

original sin

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