jpdb beta

distance; range

4

parent-child relationship

1

deportation; expulsion from the country

2

village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown

1

meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up

1

really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit

1

testimony; (verbal) evidence

1

capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel

4

humane

1

sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable

7

one's family (home) background (environment)

1

younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice

6

academic background; academic credentials; academic record

1

to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)

3

how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...

2

to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray

4

contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist

1

precarious situation; precarious state

1

to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in

1

effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving

4

age; years

2

counting backwards; calculating backwards; inverse operation; reverse operation

1

judgment; judgement; divination; judgement

3

feats of arms; military exploits; distinguished military service

1

Shinto ritual

1

to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate

1

for example; for instance; e.g.

1

oracle

31

to rule; to govern; to administer

4

Shinto priest; chief Shinto priest (of a shrine); Welsh onion; pun in Buddhist monk jargon

8

falsehood; lie

1

to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of

1

to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect

5

success; hit

3

few in number

1

possessor

11

successor

1

for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first

11

word; vocabulary

1

favorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality; warm reception; good treatment; hearty welcome

1

tendency; trend; inclination

2

ancestor; forefather; foremother

4

to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)

5

to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)

12

inspiration; afflatus; ability to sense the supernatural (esp. ghosts, etc.)

2

ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom

11

alcohol; sake

15

(power) transformer; trance; trans

1

use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)

2

funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable

9