jpdb beta

flowers and birds

1

partitioning screen

2

(a) few; some; several

2

growing en masse in one location (of plants); living gregariously (of animals); living in flocks, herds, colonies, etc.; all living creatures

1

courtyard; quadrangle; middle court

8

roofed corridor connecting two buildings; connecting passageway; skyway; skybridge; skywalk

1

rear garden; back yard

2

small pine; young pine

4

to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay

3

reclaimed land

2

silence; stillness; quietness

4

dazzling (beauty)

2

inquiry; enquiry; hearing

5

to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something

2

new; unused; new

1

secret; mystery

1

to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to

2

to wander from place to place; to change jobs

1

inevitable; necessary

2

as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever

5

to find out the truth; to ascertain; to clarify; to confirm; to verify

1

to be able to do; to be capable of doing

1

detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house

4

Western-style house (esp. one built in the Meiji or Taisho periods)

3

Corbusier

1

hemp cloth; linen

1

to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return

1

ground (color, colour)

1

household items; furniture; furnishings; (arch.) bow and arrow

1

to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct

1

Joseon dynasty (Korea, 1392-1910); Yi dynasty; Ly dynasty (Vietnam, 1009-1225)

3

plants which flower in autumn (fall)

2

to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into

1

copperplate engraving; etching

1

contrast; antithesis; comparison

1

civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict

3

recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest

2

Sasa

37

Spaniard; Spanish person

3

decisive; resolute; determined; firm

1

anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone

1

Franco; Franko

1

state of war

1

composer (of a poem); writer

1

the people; the public

1

(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis

2

unity of rider and horse

1

modern person; people of today

1

work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique

6

almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion

1