jpdb beta

to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter

23

system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series

4

Al-Jizah (Egypt); Giza (Egypt)

2

pyramid

3

sphinx

2

structure; building

1

military forces; hosts; troops

12

Sudan

1

prosperity; thriving; flourishing

8

for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account

1

gravesite; tomb

18

clerk; secretary; writing down; putting on record

2

impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)

1

secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings

7

to explain; to dispel doubts

4

towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)

4

(imperial) edict

3

Francois

6

Champollion

2

contrast; comparison

8

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

1

great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking

7

talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful

2

Thomas Young (scientist)

1

to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession

1

London (UK)

51

precious; valuable

3

goods on display; (an) exhibit; exhibition (of goods)

1

air-raid

3

underground train; subway

1

railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations

1

to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)

19

Ptolemaios (Ptolemy)

1

five generations; fifth generation immigrant; gosei; the fifth (e.g. George V)

3

consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp

2

corpse; remains

10

polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough

1

preservation from decay; prevention of putrefaction; embalmment; antisepsis

3

processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal

6

quack; quack doctor; fake doctor

1

flour; meal; powder; dust

3

medical efficacy; effect of a medicine

2

to sell

19

darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy

12

Joseph Conrad

3

to go ahead; to pull ahead

1

running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink

1

realism; literalism

14

to come from; to have roots in

3

all kinds of things; various things; large number of people

6