jpdb beta

Egypt

5

Bible; the Scriptures; Holy Writ

1

very small breasts

1

dark brown; colour of tanned skin

2

forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding

3

dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence

1

both banks (of a river)

2

Moses

1

next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to

1

width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)

1

to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)

11

tax; duty

6

one-way (trip); one-way ticket

1

10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various

1

passage; fare; shipping charges

1

to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)

4

trifles; minor details

1

then; if so; if

4

very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly

3

change of tone; variation (music); irregularity; modulation (in radio)

1

to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce

1

clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain

2

3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma

7

on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway

4

disembarkation; getting off a ship; going ashore

1

Cairo

5

party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed

2

100; hundred

7

road; highway

13

Tokyo and Yokohama

1

perfect; complete

3

stone; rock; pebble

1

overturning; capsizing; overthrow (e.g. of a government)

1

desolate; dreary; bleak

3

difficult to ...; hard to ...

9

bright red; deep red

1

evening sun; setting sun

4

directly opposite; right in front

1

sun; sunshine; sunlight

6

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

5

it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it

1

quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like

1

spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering

3

to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust

1

dash; rush

1

to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with

3

a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat

3

excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal

8

this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately

6

(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of

3