jpdb beta

distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin

3

episode; anecdote; vignette

3

bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely

1

to throw on the fire; to burn

2

to fully understand and agree; to be convinced; to be fully satisfied (with an explanation)

2

relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace

5

after that (a substantive change occurred)

3

blank; blank space; gap; time spent not doing something (e.g. working, practicing)

1

to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than

6

while in class

2

lecturer

1

error; mistake; slip; bug

3

miscellaneous knowledge

2

being prepared for a theoretical (ideological) argument; being armed with theoretical backing

1

treatment; service; handling; management

1

to rack one's brains

1

grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence

7

to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out

1

approximately the same

9

straight-laced person; stubborn person

1

rule; regulation

2

to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)

5

to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying

2

distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert

2

(your) daughter; young woman

5

Oria, Apulia

122

to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)

4

waiter

1

Litt; Ritt

15

detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation

3

expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)

106

Alex

2

to write a novel

10

here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up

5

to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled

5

to visit frequently; to haunt

1

understanding person; supporter

2

but; however; provided that

8

after; since

4

for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)

1

drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu

1

should do; ought to do

8

nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents

2

Japanese writing paper (lined with a square grid, one square per character); manuscript paper

1

confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)

3

as if it were about oneself

2

talent; ability

10

food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement

1

to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy

3

to connect (with a different flight, train, etc.); to make a connection; to change (planes, trains, etc.)

1