jpdb beta

pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.

1

cross (for crucifixion); the Cross (of Christ)

1

nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin

1

frizzy (hair); wiry; sizzling; frizzling; stingingly (of heat or cold); painfully

1

thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp

1

to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)

1

explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation

1

petal

1

apostle; disciple

1

what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything

1

whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard

1

whip; lash; stick; cane; encouragement; rebuke

1

spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering

1

trifles; minor details

1

to rip up (a seam); to burst; to tear; to break out (e.g. into a smile)

1

plant; vegetation

1

roguish; impish

1

to shrug one's shoulders

1

Hawaii; Hawai'i

1

hundred; 100

1

gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180 ml; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 square meters; one-tenth of the distance from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum

1

distortion; stretch; strained interpretation; technicality; casuistry; sophistry

1

by all means; at all costs; absolutely

2

to go; to come

3

vivid; clear; distinct

2

to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (of a voice or sound)

1

that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there

1

(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty

2

juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink

1

sublimation; sublimation (of an impulse); sublimation (i.e. transforming into a purer or nobler form)

1

Joyeux

3

Paris (France)

23

Malé (Maldives)

2

district; area; zone; quarter; section; region

2

place where one works; construction site; working area

1

Montparnasse (France)

5

bus; bus

4

to be crowded; to be packed; to be jammed

1

present; gift

1

(traffic) congestion; traffic jam; gridlock; delay; stagnation

1

road; highway

1

love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland

89

one hundred-millionth

3

townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street

1

light blue; pale blue

1

to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise

1

downtown

1

to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)

3

simple; plain

1

illumination; decorative lighting

3