jpdb beta

time; labour; labor

2

to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)

1

compassionate; merciful; benevolent; charitable; humane

1

selection committee member; member of a screening committee

1

thanks; gratitude

8

while studying

2

to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn

5

phenomenon

9

does not seem (to be)

3

juice pressed from a bitter orange; ponzu (Japanese sauce made primarily of soy sauce and citrus juice)

5

to attempt; to test; to try out

8

writer; author

9

hot pot cooking

1

it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say

2

denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation

5

echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound

3

side

2

acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting

2

(one) line; (one) row

2

to hold the key (to)

1

to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)

4

carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky

3

word; vocabulary

2

(a person or body being) unidentifiable (unidentified)

1

blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings

13

message

1

ancient civilization; ancient civilisation

1

historic ruins (remains, relics); archeological site

1

to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)

2

deciphering; decoding

2

10,000 yen

4

retail store; retail shop

1

restaurant

2

paper money; note; bill

1

in and out; income and expenses; free associations; run of the house

1

thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception

1

importance; gravity

1

sense of urgency; feeling of high tension

1

plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode

1

ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay

1

the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come

1

the powers that be

1

sanctions; punishment

1

taboo word

1

that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you

3

beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn

2

(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle

1

overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed

6

I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one

1

this piece; this work

4