jpdb beta

courtyard; quadrangle; middle court

8

than; rather than; instead of; from; since; except

1

learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics

2

before meals

1

vending machine

1

greenhouse; hothouse; conservatory; glasshouse

11

headmaster; principal; dean; provost; rector

3

to excel; to surpass; to be superior; to be conspicuous (esp. forehead and eyebrows); to be prominent; to stand out

1

spot; dot; place; location; (airport) apron; spot advertisement; spot advertising

1

autumn; fall

1

to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)

1

southern country; southern provinces; southern lands

1

to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)

1

to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known

1

ability; capability; skill

1

through glass

2

to rain incessantly; to downpour

1

lawn; grass; turf

2

still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet

2

to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)

1

technique; art; skill; move

2

risky; dangerous; insecure

1

bursting with youth and energy (esp. young woman); vivaciously young; (fish) jumping around energetically (e.g. when caught in a net); bursting (e.g. seams); tight; splattering (e.g. cooking oil)

1

occurrence of a disaster; outbreak

1

liar; fibber; lying

1

gold dust

2

to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending

1

adult man

1

to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed

3

trifles; minor details

1

keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (gazing, staring); intently

1

national language; Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan); one's native language; mother tongue; native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words)

1

ancient writing (Edo-period or older); classical literature; ancient Chinese character (pre-Qin period); Chinese character script used before the Qin period

1

Chinese classical writing; Chinese classics; writing composed entirely of kanji

1

one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity

1

one may well say so, but ...; even more than

1

nembutsu; nianfo; the three-word invocation "Namu Amida Butsu" dedicated to the Amitabha Buddha; visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)

1

element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)

1

coercion; extortion; compulsion; force

1

to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)

1

mark indicating that the order of the adjacent characters is to be reversed (for reading kanbun in Japanese word order); check mark; tick mark

1

marks written alongside characters in a classical Chinese text to indicate their ordering when read in Japanese

1

supplementary symbol (number, punctuation, etc.)

1

to be too numerous; to be too much

1

to grumble; to complain

2

time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job

1

with a collapse; with a slump

1

to hang one's head; to droop one's head

2

good job

1

barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless

1