jpdb beta

gist of what someone else said; purpose of a visit

1

concrete; tangible; material

1

pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol (esp. a woman)

1

to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute

2

to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other

2

being connected at a fundamental level; having an unseen commonality; underlying (both)

1

to say in a round-about way (not to upset); to cushion the blow; (lit.) to wrap in wafer paper

1

abstract or impracticable theory

1

to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature

1

resentment

1

tedious; verbose; wordy; redundancy

1

nebula; galaxy

1

astrology; horoscope

2

civilized society; civilised society

1

egoistic; self-centered; selfish

2

Copernican revolution

4

mess; jumble; muddle; chaos

1

bamboo mat used in food preparation (esp. to roll sushi); sushi mat

1

to dip out; to scoop up; to ladle out

1

vocabulary

1

the five senses

1

update

4

1,000,000,000,000; one trillion

1

slow; weak-headed; dumb

1

territory (pre-Taika: under the Yamato court; Heian: under a provincial governor, etc.); (arch.) countryside

1

redundancy

1

environmental problem; environmental issue

2

addition to a building

1

extension and structural alteration of building

1

several tens

2

forcing (plants, vegetables, etc.); artificially hastening the growth of plants (by controlling heat, light, etc.)

2

dirt floor; room with dirt floor; pit (theater seating); parterre

1

(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry

2

rule; (ruled) line; line (on a go board, shogi board, etc.)

1

original home; birthplace; originator

1

surface area

2

air pollution

1

business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy

1

to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate

1

cigarette; cig; smoke; fag

1

friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement

1

(United States of) America; USA

1

ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan

1

(another's) spirit; God's heart or spirit; Lord's will

1

nine; nine years of age; twelve o'clock (old time system)

38

compression; condensation; constriction; compaction

2

pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person

3

physics

2

to have learning; to be educated

1

to the best of my ability, poor though it be

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