jpdb beta

to strike (gold, oil, etc.); to find (e.g. buried treasure); to dig up

1

abundant; plentiful; rich; ample

1

treasure; treasured item; prized possession

4

expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture

1

being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback

2

falling on one's backside (behind, bottom); pratfall; mochi used to celebrate a child's first birthday; mochi tied to a baby's back if he starts walking before his first birthday in order to cause him to fall on his backside

2

to fall on one's backside

1

change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration

3

to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve

1

fever; febrile disease

1

to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of

1

after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to

1

always; all the time; never; usual; regular

1

Yokohama (city)

1

garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location

1

foundation stone; cornerstone

2

to employ; to hire; to charter

1

supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor

1

to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for

1

injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity

1

first day (e.g. at work, school); day one

1

stone; rock; pebble

2

stone; rock; pebble

1

second day of the month; two days

1

third day of the month; three days

1

southern limit

1

to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into

1

gaining nothing by; getting nowhere by

1

Tenrikyo (Shinto sect)

6

home (of something); place famous for its ...; place of origin; birthplace; morning session; last session in the morning

1

church; chapel; synagogue; tabernacle

1

laying (a railroad, pipes, naval mines, etc.); construction

1

to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)

1

(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base

3

grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen

3

fanatic; fanatic believer; zealot

1

makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament

1

localized (pain, rainfall, etc.); local

1

main current

1

lack of relation (to); independence (of)

1

booklet; pamphlet

1

founder of a religious sect

1

genuine article; real thing; real deal

1

for one thing ...

1

depravity; corruption; degradation

2

nature; disposition

1

Shinran (founder of the Jōdo Shinshū sect of Buddhism, 1173-1262)

2

brightness; splendour; splendor

1

departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.

1

tide; tidal current; tendency; drift; trend

2