jpdb beta

jest; joke; funny story

5

tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe

2

to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract

2

freedom; liberty

5

to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish

2

sound of the wind

2

(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious

1

small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise

1

university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)

2

winter vacation (holidays)

1

dim; gloomy

4

to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits

8

arc light

1

chamber; room; home of a monk; monk; Chinese "room" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

3

to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of

1

angel

7

gate guard (during the ritsuryo system); gate guardian; young forced labour (ritsuryo system)

1

jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold

1

electricity; (electric) light

1

lock; padlock; tablet; lozenge; pill

8

unlocking

1

to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time

1

notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)

3

to fan; to incite; to instigate

2

Latin (language); Latin-American; Latin; Latin; Roman

1

poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem

1

rhyming

1

lesson; class work; teaching; instruction

1

cancellation (of a lecture, class, etc.)

1

faculty meeting

1

(death by) hanging

1

only; merely; just; at most; no more than

3

questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)

5

to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote

2

terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)

3

knowledge; information

6

cherubim; cherub

13

d'Este

6

confession

1

a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat

1

artificial life

1

artificial; man-made; imitation; synthetic

4

dwarf

2

call; visit

2

place of destination

1

tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section

4

bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste

1

just one person; only one

2

influence; clout; leverage

3

to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper

2