jpdb beta

figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design

2

frequently

1

autumn; fall; withering of the grass

1

manure; night soil; dung; fertiliser; fertilizer

1

shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word

1

first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

1

switching off (e.g. electricity); turning off (e.g. water); off-season; offset; off-road; off-line; off (the price)

2

surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed

1

painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh

8

belch; eructation; burp

1

to be choked up; to be crushed (emotionally); to be overcome (with emotion); to be shocked; to be horrified

1

Sichuan (province in China); Shu; Shu Han; Shu; kingdom in ancient China (-316 BCE)

1

army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group

1

flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)

1

hand drum

3

angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)

2

prime minister (in ancient China)

1

upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above

1

illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault

5

to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile

4

to be choked; to be stifled; to be smothered

1

barrier; gate; seki (in go); mutual life

2

darkness

1

darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy

8

to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself

3

call of a wild goose; wild goose (esp. a lesser white-fronted goose, Anser erythropus); tea made from twigs of high-quality tea plants (esp. gyokuro); high-grade kukicha (esp. from gyokuro)

1

passenger

9

the same; the said; likewise

3

Frenchman; Frenchwoman

4

boy; bellboy; porter; waiter

4

in addition; besides

9

nausea; urge to vomit

8

gong; tam-tam

2

sign; signal; cue

2

deck (e.g. ship, tape, cassette, observation, train vestibule)

3

to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal

9

wind and string instruments; music

1

band; orchestra

1

firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm

2

to occur; to happen

1

wharf; quay; landing-stage; jetty

4

10,000; ten thousand

1

class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.

1

steamship; steamboat; steamer

1

on-board ship; inboard

1

sounds

10

pulley; block; tackle

1

gangway; ramp

1

sailor

1

ship's side; broadside

1