jpdb beta

experiment; experimentation

1

arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished

1

fat; tallow; lard; grease

1

blindness

1

very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary

2

for a long time

1

to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore

1

grief; lamentation

1

April; fourth month in the lunar calendar

2

imperial university

1

Futagoyama

1

low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)

1

area; zone; district; quarter; section; limits

1

random; aimless

1

high-rise building; tower block; skyscraper

1

rising up (of smoke, clouds, etc.); towering; plump; chubby; welling up (of an emotion); boiling up

1

Nippon Yusen; NYK Line; Japan Mail Shipping Line

1

branch office; branch store

1

stateroom; cabin

1

reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)

1

Atlantic Ocean

1

(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow

3

forgetful; oblivious of; negligent

1

cooked rice; something one never grows tired of

1

sedentary work

1

the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique

2

exploitation; overuse; abuse

1

complete; whole; perfect; safe

1

to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)

1

all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost

1

to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander

2

scorching heat; fierce glare of the Sun

1

heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)

2

coarse oilpaper umbrella

1

how many years; how long; what year

1

(East Asian) rainy season (in Japan, usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season

1

to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle

1

attacking army

1

next morning

4

one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre

2

to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)

1

to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)

1

sunlight; sunshine; Nikkō (city in Tochigi); Suryaprabha (bodhisattva)

3

reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes

2

finally; after great pains; at last; just barely

1

to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to

1

Japanese stone pine (Pinus pumila); Siberian dwarf pine; creeping pine

4

shape of the "dai" kanji (esp. person with arms and legs outstretched); sprawling; lying spread-eagled

2

time for ...; time to ...; good time to ...; opportunity to ...; season

3

long ago; a long time ago; already

1