jpdb beta

calm; composed; leisurely

1

(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front)

1

golden (colour, color)

2

intelligence

1

sense; sensation; feeling; intuition

2

fame; reputation; renown

4

to win; to gain; to earn; to spread (one's name, etc.)

3

church; congregation

1

(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity

1

to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)

1

to express (in words); to confess

1

(power of) imagination

1

fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic

1

to fit; to suit

1

fantastic; bizarre; incredible; unbelievable

1

(one's) life

2

essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic

2

apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize

2

everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular

1

unbearable; intolerable; unendurable

1

editorial; leading article; leader

1

reading matter; reading material

1

it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?

2

weak point; unskillfulness

1

this is why; this means; it is the case that

1

predecessor; pioneer; ancestor

1

copybook; model; pattern

1

creation; Creation (by God)

1

to surpass; to outstrip; to excel

2

producer; director

1

gesture; movement; action; acting; performance

1

to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish

2

loud (of a voice)

1

Byron

2

severe; bitter; scathing

1

mule

1

foolish; stupid

1

Oliver

1

upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general

1

blood vessel; vein

1

blood

1

degeneration; decadence; deterioration; laxness; corruption

1

degenerate age; corrupt word; age of the decline of Buddhism; latter days of the law

1

really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way

1

whole nation; whole land; whole country

1

to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)

1

to giggle

1

to pick out (with the fingers); to pull out; to throw out (e.g. of a bar); to drag out; to chuck out

1

to reread; to read again

1

boastful; bragging; conceited

1