jpdb beta

study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount

12

war; fighting; fierce competition

4

simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated

1

to become complicated; to become intricate; to become tangled

2

to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight

8

coup d'état; coup

1

to have an audience (with); to have an interview (with); to meet; to see

3

on that occasion; at that time; then; in that case

1

export; exportation; efferent

2

prohibition; inhibition; ban

2

special case; exception

1

emperor

3

to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match

9

smuggling; contraband trade

1

nonstandard; out of spec; irregular; exceptional; extraordinary; unbelievable

18

advocacy of war

1

easy to imagine

3

border (between countries); national border

1

international treaty

1

principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general

1

to forbid; to ban; to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)

7

open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited

1

zip it!; shut it!; be quiet!; I'll shut up

2

to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide

6

one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends

1

individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic

3

posing a question; question

1

friend; companion

30

friend; child (one does not know); another child; other children

1

the deceased; the departed; old friend; longtime acquaintance

4

fine split (e.g. in wood); hangnail

1

the whole area; the entire region; all parts (of); the whole field (of study); every field; the whole gamut

1

around the world; throughout the world

8

birthday

26

setsubun; last day of winter in the traditional Japanese calendar (usu. February 3 or 4) on which a bean scattering ceremony is held; last day of any season (according to the traditional Japanese calendar)

94

goodness; good

1

February; second month of the lunar calendar

2

2nd day of the month; two days

15

sign; indication; omen; symptom

10

to bud; to sprout; to develop (of talents, feelings, etc.); to awaken

4

sometimes; occasionally; now and then; from time to time

2

first person to say something; first person to suggest something; person who raised a matter

1

central pillar (of a building); mainstay (e.g. of an economy); backbone (e.g. of a family); provider

2

to join forces; to cooperate

5

pose; pose; posturing; pause; rest

11

mature; experienced; precocious; mature for one's age

2

sigh

12

inheritance; something given or received

2

sanpaku eyes (eyes with visible white between the iris and the lower eyelid)

6

age (esp. advanced)

4