jpdb beta

to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out

2

ink

42

trying out a new sword or blade (originally on someone, but now on soaked straw targets)

1

trial; test; try

2

takes (e.g. of photographs); exposures

1

to look towards

1

silent; mute; dumb

3

to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate

9

(doing) together

1

going straight (to); going direct; unwavering action; decisive action; upright conduct

1

once in a while; occasionally; at long intervals

1

lonesome; lonely; forlorn

3

suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation

1

level ground; horizon; field of view

2

dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence

1

light and darkness; light and shade

1

lens

9

(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)

3

sound of a camera shutter; sound of water splashing

3

instant camera

1

lower part; substructure; subordinate (office); good and faithful servant

1

deceased; late; dead; departed

3

lawless area; lawless district

1

ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris

1

eternal; everlasting; perpetual; immemorial

4

deterioration (in quality, performance, etc.); degradation; worsening; (visible) aging; becoming unattractive (due to aging)

1

cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties

1

to run around

1

sound of the wind; voice of the wind

1

karuna (compassion)

2

worldview; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung; setting (for a fictional work); world; universe

1

to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct

1

century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)

2

breakthrough; great discovery

2

sunlight

3

morning glow; sunrise colors; sunrise colours

1

to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)

4

highest; uppermost; topmost; oldest; eldest

1

time is money

2

to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting

1

dawn; daybreak

12

regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better

1

to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)

2

agreement; rule; arrangement; decision

1

surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)

4

perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility

4

telescope

38

sea; ocean; waters

2

magnifying glass; loupe

1

expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryō period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)

1