jpdb beta

culmination; southing; crossing the meridian

1

old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago

3

proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim

1

to take out; to drag out

2

travelling (a long and difficult journey) on foot; walking (all the way) across; travelling through; travelling all over (e.g. a country); visiting all the major locations (of a region, etc.)

1

kanji; Chinese character

1

to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)

2

unlimited; endless; boundless; infinite

3

expression; phraseology

1

village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown

1

elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter

1

(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child

1

genius; prodigy; natural gift

1

to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise

1

technique; method

1

from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial

1

moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)

1

showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable

1

rest; break; recess; intermission

10

space; room; space (between letters, words, etc.); space (piece of type); (outer) space

1

furthermore; even more

2

housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker

1

talking while standing; standing around talking

2

nodding off (while sitting); dozing

4

to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased

2

fragment; small piece; scrap; shred (e.g. of emotion); trace; bit

1

to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize

1

futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)

2

yearned for; longed for; missed

1

master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy

1

proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn, restaurant, or shop); landlady; hostess; mistress; female innkeeper

1

pretty girl who attracts customers to come inside a shop

1

snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily

1

charming; fascinating; attractive

2

stay; sojourn

1

to deepen; to heighten; to intensify

1

to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter

1

(means of) raising money

1

to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly

1

therefore; for that reason; such being the case

2

business hotel; cheap but conveniently located hotel with only basic conveniences, targeted at business travellers

6

matchbox

1

single (room); room for one; private room (in a restaurant, etc.); private dining room; (toilet) stall

6

n-storied building

1

point in time; occasion

3

common use; communal use; sharing

1

facility; facilities; institution; home (for the elderly, orphans, etc.)

1

beginner

1

lodging; relay station; post town; constellation; mansion (in Chinese astronomy)

1

(arch.) to be; (arch.) to be (at a location); sum of money

1