jpdb beta

stationery; pen and ink; writing materials

1

to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export

1

zero; nought

4

roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly

2

piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper

1

level surface; plane

1

it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...

5

Russia

1

blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology); Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)

1

storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building

1

tower; tall building; turret; lookout; (arch.) brothel

1

characteristic; feature; idiosyncrasy; spot color (in printing)

3

everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly

3

round shape; circle; circular form

2

moat; fosse; canal; ditch

1

unevenness; roughness; ruggedness; inequality; imbalance; unevenness

1

serious; important; significant; grave; weighty

1

exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak

2

being protean and elusive; appear and disappear like a phantom

3

hereabouts; around here

3

to watch for an unguarded moment

1

hasty; rash; rushed; hurried; impatient; impetuous

1

daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period

1

day of spring; spring sun

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

1

sightseeing; scout; patrol; watchtower; lookout

1

to walk away; to saunter off

1

something; some kind of; for some reason

4

in the hand; (something) easily manipulated

1

cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)

3

aum (ritual chant in Hinduism, etc.); om

1

poor; low-grade; load; pack; packhorse

4

daruma; tumbling doll; Bodhidharma; prostitute

1

if

1

with a bang

1

mantra; Shingon sect (of Buddhism)

3

clear; pure; noble

1

the three entertainment district enterprises: eating houses, geisha houses, meeting places for assignations, etc.

1

number of times

1

department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category

12

to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected

4

lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone

1

time; meeting; coming together; equality, warning, or riddance of hindrances (esp. in esoteric Buddhism as vows of the buddhas and bodhisattvas)

1

Chen (ancient Chinese state, approx. 1045-479 BCE); Ch'en; Chen dynasty (China, 557-589 BCE); Ch'en dynasty

1

nine-character charm chanted with ritual gestures to ward off evil (esp. by mountain ascetics and adherents of Esoteric Buddhism)

1

the ten fingers

1

freely; right and left; active without any restraint; with unrestricted energy in all directions

1

eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)

1

three temporal states of existence; past, present and future; three generations

1

yaksha (Buddhist guardian deities sometimes depicted as demonic warriors)

2