jpdb beta

hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible

1

impossible; unlikely; improbable

1

artistic taste; aptitude for painting; ability to appreciate art; desire to paint

1

colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance

2

wearing one's hair in braids

1

jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)

1

sake bottle; tall and slender bottle with a narrow mouth made from ceramic, metal or glass that can be used for sake, shoyu or rice vinegar; turtleneck (sweater); non-swimmer; person who cannot swim

2

thoroughly; carefully; deliberately; seriously; fully

2

portrait painting

2

to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine

6

Southern Court (of Japan; 1336-1392); Southern Dynasty; Southern Dynasties (of China; 420-589)

1

loyal retainer; loyal subject

2

camphor tree (Cinnamomum camphora); camphorwood; camphor laurel

2

warrior picture (as a genre of ukiyo-e); musha-e

2

oil

2

watercolor painting

1

I; me

2

surplus; remainder; residue; margin; balance

2

axe; ax; hatchet

1

Jin dynasty (of China; 265-420 CE); Chin dynasty

1

pattern; example; model; paragon; mirror

2

to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to

1

flowers and birds

1

flower; flowering plant

3

Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)

1

Japanese bush warbler (Horornis diphone); Japanese nightingale; greenish brown; having a beautiful voice

2

Japanese painting

1

feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction

1

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

2

mountain

5

electric bell

1

bell; bel; B

1

writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word

2

agenda

1

to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat

4

supplementary lessons

3

martial arts; military arts; Bushido

2

amusement

4

testing; experiment; test; examination; exam; trial

13

absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting

1

cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless

2

Spain; Spanish (language)

2

middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart

1

taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)

1

inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)

1

this; our; the ... in question; right; justice; fairness

1

guidelines; guiding principle; dictates

1

to ask the opinion of (a superior)

1

idleness; inactivity

1

irregularity; unsteadiness; disorderly

1