jpdb beta

a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather

1

quiver; quaver; flutter; statistical fluctuation

1

faint, ironic or bittersweet smile

3

misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess

2

to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up

3

the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life

4

fundamental; theoretical

1

George; Georgie

2

Greco

5

successor

1

by force

1

successor

1

professor; teaching; instruction

4

Marand

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)

1

humanities; arts

1

belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)

1

Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure

4

Schumann; Schuman; Shooman; Shuman

4

experiment; experimentation

4

technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft

11

to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)

3

present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era

4

news (from someone); letter; contact; (someone's) whereabouts; (someone's) movements

1

to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off

1

source (e.g. of a river); headwaters; origin of something continuous (language, culture, etc.)

9

magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch; mage

28

general idea; concept; notion

4

folklore

1

myth; mythology

1

poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow

1

to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down

1

support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation

1

state; condition; situation; terms

1

an infinite variety of; multifarious; being extremely varied and wide-ranging

1

uniformity; integrity

2

superstition; superstitious belief

4

dreamer

1

irresponsibility

5

fabrication; pipe dream

1

(black) magic; witchcraft; sorcery

1

Taoist teachings; Taoist arts; path to becoming an immortal

1

miracle; wonder; marvel

4

just now; at this moment; at this point of time

2

genuine article; real thing; real deal

2

(treasuring something by) never taking (it) off the premises

1

secret ceremony; ritual; sanctum sanctorum

1

secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private

1

succession; accession; inheritance

2

training; practice; drilling; honing (one's skills); cultivation (e.g. of knowledge); improvement

1