jpdb beta

ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)

1

bread dough

1

kamado; traditional Japanese wood or charcoal-fueled cook stove

5

at least; at most; (even) just

11

bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter

1

to drag out

1

ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf

1

banning of books; banned book

6

word; vocabulary

1

prohibition; ban; embargo

2

technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft

7

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

1

tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn

1

fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them

5

alchemy; way of making money; moneymaker; money-spinner

1

mine (ore)

2

mining

2

banknote; bill; note; paper money

1

playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)

2

regardless of; irrespective of

1

to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously

2

shipbuilding

1

metallurgy

1

field; sphere; realm; division; branch

1

revolutionary (e.g. technology)

2

entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)

1

to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset

2

to make the impossible possible; to accomplish the impossible

1

magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell

5

spell; charm; incantation; magic word

1

pilchard (esp. Japanese pilchard, Sardinops melanostictus); sardine

1

shark

1

to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)

1

engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson

1

to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan

1

superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding

2

head; brains; intellect; understanding

1

crown; diadem; bottle cap

1

down; fuzz; fluff

1

group; mass

1

direct

2

vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)

1

to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something

4

tendency; trend; inclination

1

besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so

1

to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range

2

welcome; reception

1

abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed

3

carpet; rug; runner

1

to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)

2