jpdb beta

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

1

ancient times; distant past; antiquity

4

handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission

1

birds

1

owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)

1

one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point

4

tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain

2

mountains and seas

2

sutra; Buddhist scriptures

2

medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)

12

roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)

1

pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says

1

country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)

1

epidemic; plague; pestilence

1

brown; tanned

1

to shine; to glitter; to sparkle

5

fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking

2

mysterious bird; strange bird; eerie bird; monster that has taken the form of a bird

2

mineral matter; metallic property

1

high-pitched; shrill

2

once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning

4

sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air

2

revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)

2

at full speed; impetuously; precipitately; headlong

1

descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)

2

this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately

7

to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare

1

anyone; any person; whoever

1

practising law; legal processes in running a country; method; way; magic

1

hardening; vulcanization; hardening (of attitude, stance, etc.); stiffening; upturn (in the market); firming up

3

to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert

2

to arrange (flowers); to plant; living; live

1

friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides

1

discrimination; discernment; identification

1

air-to-surface missile; ASM

1

stock; products; stolen goods; loot; spoils

1

resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag

5

way; method; means

3

crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch

2

to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel

6

study guide (to supplement a textbook); crib; key

1

embodiment; realization; materialization

1

easy to make; easy to do

1

practical; useful; utilitarian; pragmatic

1

China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)

1

Taoism; Daoism

1

original (that was parodied or acted as an inspiration for something else, etc.); source

1

charm; talisman; tally; sign; mark; fu

1

tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement

1

freedom of the person; personal freedom; personal liberty

1