jpdb beta

rereading; reading again; reading a single kanji twice (with different pronunciations) in kanbun

1

creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright

4

to become inverted; to become reversed

2

the reason is ...; it is because ...

1

head of the student council; president of the student council

65

formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy

2

to renew; to replace; to change for; to attach anew

1

editor-in-chief

20

handed-down order; issued instruction; word of command

1

anthology

3

manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution

21

writing (e.g. as a profession)

7

the whole world; throughout heaven and earth

1

self-conceit; self-centeredness; vainglory

1

indignation; resentment

1

shadow

2

death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without

7

common; ordinary; conventional; customary

4

long ago; once upon a time

1

beginning (of writing); opening passage (sentence, paragraph, etc.); written claim; bill

1

catchy

1

first impression

3

children's story; fairy tale

12

main course (of a river); mainstream; main current (e.g. of thought)

1

swiftness of foot; fast runner; person of great talent; gifted person

1

check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base

1

cardboard box; carton; corrugated box

3

incinerator

1

wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps

1

to pile up; to form into a (huge) pile

1

sympathy

2

to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way

2

disliking a certain food without having tried it; disliking something without having tried it; being prejudiced against; having an instinctive aversion to

1

book making (binding, publishing)

2

pace; rate; pitch (i.e. angle, space, field, sound, etc.); pitch (from distilling petroleum, tar, etc.); pitch (football, rugby); playing field

4

literary prize

1

application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment

2

to bloom

3

if is not; if are not

2

beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; starting shot; starting signal

1

how it came about; how it originated; how it happened; the origins of the imbroglio

1

lapping (e.g. of waves against the shore); steadily (advancing); gradually (approaching); sufficient (of the amount of liquid needed to cover a submerged object); just enough; (arch.) speedily

1

several types; several kinds; several species

1

coupling; shipping; pairing of characters in a romantic relationship (in fan fiction, manga, etc.)

1

summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling

4

(issuing) order requiring somebody to report personally (to a police station); subpoena

1

unconditional

1

to withdraw; to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)

1

re-election

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at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)

1