jpdb beta

workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings

3

priest

1

important; momentous; essential; principal; major

1

(public) duty

1

untouched; unrestrained; unscathed

1

Janus (Roman god)

3

temple; sacred place; shrine; sanctuary; tabernacle

4

to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed

1

where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes

1

stability; steadiness; equilibrium

1

to think, feel, consider, know, etc.

2

civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict

1

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)

1

chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air

1

shoulder

1

shawl

1

suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go

1

(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front)

1

to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake

1

what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?

1

quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)

1

day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date

4

to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)

1

to cast a shadow; to appear; to loom (of a threat, etc.); to manifest (of symptoms, etc.)

1

ill-omened; unlucky

1

(rock) crystal; high purity quartz

1

palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign

1

to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)

2

(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing

1

load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility

1

almost all; nearly all

1

to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)

1

national polity; National Athletic Meet

1

impossible

1

ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious

3

to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud

2

somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion

2

to look stern

1

miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness

1

spiritualism; spiritism; channeling; medium; channeler

1

prophet; predictor; prognosticator

1

serious; important; significant; grave; weighty

1

offering; sacrifice

1

prayer (for something); supplication

1

monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)

1

government service; the bureaucracy

1

shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)

1

not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it

1

(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking

1

townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street

1