jpdb beta

brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark

1

affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders

1

hardness and softness

1

two ways (e.g. of interpreting a word); two kinds; two types

2

proper use; using (different things) for different purposes

1

spirit; soul; ghost

6

speedy; as rapid as possible; as soon as possible

1

departure; leaving; going away; recession

1

to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate

2

moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)

4

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

1

Sakyamuni (sage of the Sakyas)

1

already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast

1

salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)

1

punishment; judgement; judgment

1

indicates emphasis

1

song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry

13

top of a pole

1

fighting bravely

2

fifth month of the lunar calendar; satsuki azalea (Rhododendron indicum)

1

enshrinement hall (of a buddha); temple; cathedral (esp. Catholic)

4

to share (someone's) good luck; to follow (someone's) example; to enjoy the same benefits (of someone or something); to be named after

1

system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship

4

to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop

1

... and eastward; east of

1

guess; conjecture; surmise

1

new theory

1

continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence

2

announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known

1

pressing; urging; demanding; demand

1

discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude

1

to think, feel, consider, know, etc.

1

materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis

1

just a minute; small quantity

3

presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in

1

to be of use (service)

1

India; cotton sheeting; foreign; imported; ultra-spicy; extra hot

7

to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important

2

to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)

2

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

2

the Book of Filial Piety

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

1

random jottings

1

romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance

1

by means of; due to; because of; according to

2

bean curd lees; soybean pulp; refuse from tofu; deutzia; Deutzia crenata

1

door

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and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism

7

great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)

3

Rhododendron kaempferi (species of rhododendron)

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