jpdb beta

death (of an emperor); demise

1

whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself

2

hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little

1

tremendous; immense

1

centripetal force; unifying force; cohesive power

1

split; division; break up

2

gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance

3

fortress; stronghold; citadel

1

town; city; municipal; urban

2

construction; establishment

1

before long; even now

3

to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come

1

the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)

1

face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect

4

agricultural land; farmland

1

farm (livestock); stock farm; ranch; pasture; meadow; grazing land

1

village; hamlet; settlement

1

being dotted with; being scattered

1

the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district

1

waste land; wilderness; moor; field; plain

1

forest; woods

1

weed

2

deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid

2

spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence

1

bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)

1

wet nurse; nursing mother

1

round; circular; spherical

1

sound of a button or switch being pressed

1

tail (animal); tail end; tip

1

tall and thin; long and thin; lanky; spindly; gangly

1

to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend

1

small; little; tiny

1

carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually

2

to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)

2

living thing; living creature; animal; life

12

comparatively; quite; rather

1

prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot

10

mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)

29

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

6

ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous

2

shower of dharma; Buddhism flowing forth

2

awning (over window, doorway); eaves (of roof); narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building; visor (of a cap); brim; classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle

1

(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling

3

single-pronged vajra; tokko; dokko; cloth of a tokko pattern

1

basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation

1

practice (in the field); training (esp. practical and hands-on); practical exercise; drill

1

falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses

1

to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of

3

to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down

10

burn; scald

4