jpdb beta

quadrilateral; quadrangle; tetragon

3

long and narrow

1

katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords

1

alphabet

1

to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)

5

mosquito

2

dial (on timepiece, meter, etc.); letter board (e.g. on typewriter, writing aide for the disabled, etc.); character board

8

in a big way

2

analogy; analogical reasoning; analogical inference; analogy

1

left side; left-hand side

3

union; coalescence; amalgamation; copulation; penetration

1

expression in writing; written representation; notation; writing on the surface (e.g. an address on an envelope); inscribing on the face

1

(seat at) the head of the table; seat of honour (honor)

1

rectangle; oblong

3

near; close; beside; third person

1

ball-point pen

2

(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies

1

addition; supplement; appending; appendix

7

amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching

3

while moving; on the move

2

(with a) whizzing sound; sound of something whizzing by

4

going down; fall; knocking down (in boxing); flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)

2

tingling sensation (e.g. in a leg); feeling numb; painful tingle; noisily; ears ringing

1

hole; hole (in golf); (golf) cup; (electron) hole

4

indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance

1

going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead

2

consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); one piece of sushi

3

duality; binary (system)

1

timetable (esp. a weekly school timetable); schedule

2

first period (e.g. first class in school day)

1

nth period (e.g. nth class in school day)

2

technical term

1

to see the light; to be awakened to the truth; to have the scales fall from one's eyes

2

blog; weblog

4

already published

4

sending a manuscript to the printer; receiving a manuscript from the author

1

making efficient; optimization

2

fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)

4

boost

1

polish; refinement

2

to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb

1

artistic

2

geometric pattern

1

approval; endorsement

4

(fine) art; the arts

4

this and that; various things

4

untouched; unused; intact

1

west

42

in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)

3

linear; rectilinear; straight-line; straightforward; simple

1