jpdb beta

title; heading; topic; subject; Nichiren chant

1

number; amount

3

first edition

1

concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)

1

naked; nude; unvarnished (e.g. truth); plain (e.g. fact); frank

1

practical; realistic; pragmatic

1

to come to the point; to touch on the point; to address the main points

1

flowery words; rhetorical flourishes

1

expulsion; driving out; driving away; extermination

1

petition; appeal

1

ceremony; rites

4

reverence

1

expenditure; disbursement; expenses

1

flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest

1

round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm

1

another thing; other things; another man's property

1

to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up

8

chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension

2

writing (a book); book; (literary) work; writings

2

inside this; in this; in here; among these; of this group; out of these

1

category; category

1

to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to

3

making one's way through life; conduct of one's life

1

author (usu. of a particular book); writer

3

many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly

5

child (esp. one of elementary school age or younger)

1

to be titled (e.g. a book); to be named

3

to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on

4

neutrality

1

to hold; to maintain

2

beginner

3

(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit

2

moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key

2

general; popular; common; typical

2

good policy; wise policy; best plan

1

deep affection; dear; beloved

3

to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice

3

affectation; pretension; posturing; posing as; behaving as; acting like

2

to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on

1

periodic; cyclic; cyclical

1

February; second month of the lunar calendar

6

emperor's visit

4

illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane

10

to calm down

1

sickbed; (hospital) bed

6

sharp (words); harsh (manner, tone, etc.); hostile (mood, attitude, etc.); spiky; prickly; jagged

1

hot topic; talk of the town

1

anyone can see that; it's obvious that

3

to have in common; to share

1

such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?

1