jpdb beta

reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese

1

first day; opening day

17

flute; fife; pipe; whistle

1

to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout

2

honor; honour; credit; prestige

3

greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice

1

speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise

2

desire; appetite; lust

1

honour; honor

1

praise; admiration; commendation; approbation

2

bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite

4

marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)

3

to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder

1

fertilized egg; fertilised egg

1

embryonic stem cell

1

bioethics

1

against; contrary to

2

to prohibit

1

induced pluripotent stem cell; iPS cell

1

stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate

1

wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond

1

doping

1

athlete

1

ice water; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)

2

to pour into (liquids); to pump into

1

human experiment; human experimentation; experiment on a living person

6

to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce

2

dust; one ten-billionth

5

setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage

1

someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour

1

chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses

1

technical (e.g. discussion); exclusive; professional

1

having said that; on the other hand

1

humanity; sidewalk; footpath; human realm

1

expertise; special knowledge; technical knowledge; expert knowledge

1

assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)

3

to become famous; to gain fame

1

abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)

8

pouring one's energy into; focusing one's efforts on; concentrating on; committing oneself to

1

judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of

1

(death from) starvation; starving to death

2

hunger; starvation

1

thirst; craving; thirst (for love, knowledge, etc.); hunger

1

to survive

4

probability; likelihood; chances

2

the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique

1

unnatural death; violent death

1

support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy

2

ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)

4

justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation

1