jpdb beta

science; learning; scholarship; arts and sciences; academic pursuits

1

study; diligence; discount; reduction

4

book; volume; this; present; main; head

2

one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume

1

good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do

1

nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may

2

dust; one ten-billionth

1

full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)

1

with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new

1

methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it

2

hair (on the head)

1

ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying

1

stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow

1

to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard

1

(personal) appearance; (personal) grooming; essential skill; required knowledge

1

to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration

1

strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance

9

character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)

1

to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable

5

tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony

2

from now on; hereafter

1

statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal

1

teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher

2

older; senior

1

restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget

1

to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)

3

delicacy; tact; considerateness; sensitivity; thoughtfulness

1

day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)

7

gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail

1

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

4

to graduate from a university

1

convenience store

4

to stop by; to drop in for a short visit

1

shopping; purchased goods

4

T-shirt; tee shirt

1

shorts; short pants

1

sandal

1

empty-handed

1

as (somebody) says

3

maybe; could be; might

1

coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment

1

for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)

2

on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since

3

lecture

2

that day; the very same day

1

speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...

1

ridiculous; odd

1

clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)

2

futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness

2

haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion

1