jpdb beta

in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start

2

what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few

28

Old Japanese

2

academic

1

and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing

21

evidence; proof

2

insufficient; inadequate; imperfect

3

distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion

17

system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship

4

ritual; religious service; festival

1

(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)

3

Shinto; Shintoism

1

to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)

3

to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)

41

condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise

2

explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend

22

element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)

1

in great numbers

1

is that so?

2

admirable; laudable

3

to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)

21

taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story

1

honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly

3

impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions

3

excavation; exhumation; digging up; discovery (of a new fact, talent, etc.); finding; unearthing

17

example; precedent; case

1

like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)

44

prehistory

3

civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)

6

certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable

3

jindai moji; forged syllabic characters purported to have been used in ancient Japan

1

enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten

16

to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show

22

genuineness or spuriousness; authenticity; the genuine and the spurious

1

essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic

1

question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion

8

to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)

26

now; the present time; just now; another; more

49

shelving (a matter, plan, etc.); pigeonholing; tabling; keeping (goods) off the market (to adjust the supply-demand balance)

1

please (give me); please (do for me)

31

skeptical; sceptical; incredulous

2

sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart

2

attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance

17

to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with

4

endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement

32

dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point

18

to concern; to be related

7

argument; discussion; dispute; controversy

3

to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside

12

Judea (southern Palestine); Jews

1