jpdb beta

in order; in turn

1

reader

2

one's circumstances or condition, esp. compared to that of another; coherence (e.g. of a conversation)

2

kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)

2

seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause

1

(religious) faith; belief; creed

2

location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place

1

gardening

1

to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in

1

introduction; presentation; referral; listing

1

real name

1

Clive

2

Staples

1

wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis

1

nine; 9

20

eight; 8

6

Ireland (country); Éire; Ireland (island)

1

Belfast (Northern Ireland, UK)

1

city

3

lawyer; attorney

1

mother

2

pastor; minister; clergyman; reverend

1

-years-old

2

to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out

7

to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)

1

Gulliver's Travels (1726 novel by Jonathan Swift)

1

Nesbit

2

work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production

2

Kirkpatrick

1

private instruction

1

Oxford University

1

Greek (language)

1

being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to

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)

4

classical or dead languages

1

best; most (valuable player); top (quality); grade A; ace; finest

1

First World War (1914-1918); World War I; WWI; WW1

1

military service; serving in a war; taking part in a campaign

2

war wound

1

alma mater

1

student hostel; dormitory (e.g. for factory workers)

1

thirty; 30

7

(period of) a year; during an era

2

English(-language) literature; British literature

2

professor; teaching; instruction

1

Cambridge University

2

Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times

4

Renaissance

1

head (of a university department); chairperson

1

fame; reputation; renown

1