jpdb beta

appearance; figure; shape; form

1

at will

1

internal (e.g. disk); built-in; equipped (with)

1

bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat

1

thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)

1

pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth

1

greenhouse; icehouse; cellar

1

to use one's own judgement; to not be swayed by others; to have confidence in oneself

1

hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort

2

English (language)

7

Natsume Souseki (1867-1916)

1

touch; being involved in

1

verse

1

copier paper; photocopying paper

3

swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly

1

to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up

2

staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring

1

to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (cat)

3

to be infatuated (with); to be hooked (on); to lose one's heart (on)

1

to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon

1

full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end

2

lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity

1

order; command; directions; instructions

1

to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)

1

to stumble a step or two forward (when trying to stop); to pass one's destination and stumble a step or two forward; to totter

1

north and south; north to south; South Korea and North Korea

1

symmetry; second person

1

angle

3

casual; doing something without taking it too seriously

1

step; stride; counter for steps

4

one side

1

something used to cover the eyes; blindfold; blinder; concealing one's home such that the interior cannot be seen from outside

9

craftsman; artisan; workman; carpenter

1

aging; wearing out; deterioration

1

centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance

5

difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps

4

to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind

1

one ear

1

stew

2

vagrancy; wandering; nomadism

1

shaman; Sherman (WW2 tank)

1

military science; strategy; tactics

1

foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead

3

for generations; hereditary; generation after generation

1

to inherit; to succeed; to take over

7

family tradition

1

recitation; reciting from memory

1

perfunctory; cursory; passing; chance (e.g. customer); transient; stray

1

one's own house; own; personal; autologous

1

insular; closed; unsociable; exclusive

2