jpdb beta

to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)

3

to loiter; to hang around; to wander around; to prowl; to roam

2

secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)

2

prospects of victory; chances of success

1

to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)

1

mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short

2

as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP

1

to change completely; to change suddenly

1

new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)

2

8th day of the month; eight days

1

(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely

1

thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love

1

synthesis; combination; general; combined; synthesis; colligation

1

two-storied building

1

to look old; to get old

2

inside and outside the country; domestic and foreign

1

old book; rare book; classic; secondhand book; used book

1

academic book; scholarly book; learned book; tome

1

technical book; specialized book; treatise

1

neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity

1

university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)

3

scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning

1

student (esp. a university student)

1

application; request; petition

3

ordinary people; common folk; general masses; man in the street; populace at large

1

opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access

1

going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease

2

whispering; private talk; talking (during a class, lecture, etc.)

1

strict prohibition; ban; interdiction

1

wooden board; woodblock; woodblock printing

1

to push open

1

smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword

1

rough sketch; floor plan; blueprint

9

superintendent; director; curator; chief librarian

3

to lend; to loan; to let out on hire

1

round frame glasses; round-lensed eyeglasses

2

half a year; six months

1

to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)

2

same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism

1

to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)

2

to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)

1

advance celebration

1

happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately

1

draft (for a speech, bill, etc.)

1

mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about

1

to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve

1

to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on

1

work; operation; task

2

inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)

4

designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at

1