jpdb beta

plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place

5

expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming

3

to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated

1

Christmas

5

southern hemisphere

1

northern hemisphere

1

season; time of year

3

exactly opposite (of)

1

December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar

4

height of summer; hottest part of summer

1

middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer

2

Jesus (Christ)

4

birth; nativity

1

drama; play; powerful drug

1

Josef; Joseph; Jozef

1

Mariasama

1

role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role

1

when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned

2

role of the villain; the bad guy

1

Herod

6

king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)

9

and; and then; thus; and now; and finally

25

head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)

8

angel

6

snow; snowfall

5

in this way; like this

4

expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)

4

Judea (southern Palestine); Jews

1

lady; gentleman; person

5

star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)

4

to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)

3

unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all

4

notice; notification

1

to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back

6

star

1

be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)

9

below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after

14

stable

4

let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...

14

is that so? (generally rhetorical)

85

Son of God; child of an emperor

1

husband and wife; married couple

2

to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire

3

unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very

6

happening; (unexpected) incident; unforeseen event; surprising occurrence

2

denouement; ending; conclusion; (grand) finale

1

all present; all concerned; all of us

2

to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner

22

sail

27

to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate

5