jpdb beta

trial; test

1

to prick with a needle

1

to push (something) against

1

by sheer strength; by brute force

1

clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)

1

to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels

1

sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)

5

gymnasium

1

to become rounded; to roll into a ball

1

triangle; triangular shape

2

sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)

1

exit from a room

3

altar

6

meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally

1

pupil; student; schoolchild

1

monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision

5

entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher

5

bell (often globular)

1

cord used to tuck up the sleeves of a kimono; sash (worn across chest, e.g. by election candidate or relay runners); wrapper band on books, CDs, etc.

1

to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve

2

suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently

1

Bible; the Scriptures; Holy Writ

2

sacred scripture; sacred book; holy book; writings of a sage

27

to bury; to embed; to implant

1

artistic

1

practicality; utility; usefulness

1

regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on

1

typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model

1

sacred books; sutras; scriptures; Bible

1

teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine

1

unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to

1

cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end

3

theology

1

music

1

art; fine arts

1

study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science

3

temple (Buddhist)

1

guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)

1

intellectual

1

then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case

1

to one's heart's content; following one's heart's desires

1

early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly

1

meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence

1

leather-covered

1

stretch; tension; resilience; springiness; will-power; pluck

1

clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright

1

creation myth

1

changing seasons; season's transition; transition from one season to the next; turn of the seasons; turning of the seasons

2

just one person; only one

1

solitude; loneliness; isolation

1