jpdb beta

huge; gigantic; enormous

3

stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage

1

to pierce through; to break through

3

at regular intervals; evenly spaced

1

to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished

1

as far as the eye can see

1

tens of thousands

1

to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)

2

to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode

1

ten years; decade

1

among (them); of (them)

1

handmade

1

collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection

1

to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up

1

well done; good job

2

favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice

1

hidden room; secret chamber

1

entrance hall

2

frequency of use

1

important; momentous; essential; principal; major

2

absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another

1

to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere

1

to interrupt (a story, etc.); to bend at the waist

1

to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)

1

by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly

3

the second time

1

table of contents; contents

1

title

2

estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately

1

expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming

4

mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)

2

just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way

1

shelf; ledge; rack; trellis

1

indeed; really; truly; very much

2

device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement

2

operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing

1

hideout; secret base of operations; safe house

1

even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is

2

deep inside; innermost place

1

spine (of book); binding (of book)

1

skim reading; diagonal reading (e.g. as a simple code)

1

bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase

1

to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

1

search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation

2

slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet

1

to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted

9

now that you say that; now that you mention it

1

humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits

2

a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number

8

elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge

1