jpdb beta

cost; expense

1

halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)

2

land rent

1

square jō (approx. 10 sq feet); abbot's chamber; chief priest

2

paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa); empress tree; foxglove tree

1

large amount of money; great cost

1

to be worth it; to pay

1

secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)

2

knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes

1

to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase

1

the world in general; society; convention

1

the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar

2

best article under heaven; peerless

1

buyer

2

excellent calligraphy; calligraphy

1

area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances

1

unripe plum

10

to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous

1

drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other

1

opening a business; opening a practice

1

financial backer; financial supporter

1

manufacture; production

5

person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head

1

sales; selling; marketing

1

cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time

1

manager; executive

1

what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything

1

undertaking; underwriting; acceptance

1

manufacturer; maker

1

unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful

1

to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to pickle; to preserve (in salt, vinegar, etc.)

1

(giving) instruction; initiation

1

head house (family); birthplace; originator

1

auditorium; lecture hall

1

dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)

4

age 10

1

suckling child; babe in arms; child at the breast; baby; infant

1

nursemaid; nanny; babysitter; child-minding; babysitting

1

cherry tree

1

form of hopscotch in which the player kicks a stone through the course

1

temple elementary school (during the Edo period)

1

daily routine; daily work; daily lesson

1

schoolyard; playground; school grounds; campus

1

baby; infant

4

milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)

2

huge; big; gargantuan

2

cooked rice; meal

1

home; family; household

4

way of speaking; intimation

1

pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness

1