jpdb beta

manufacture; production

1

to fold in two; to fold in half; to double up

1

pair; couple

1

valley

1

to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt

18

one by one; each; every; at intervals of

2

mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)

2

to become inverted; to become reversed

1

polish; improvement; burnishing

2

alternate; alternation

1

squad leader; group leader; team leader

8

to make one's rounds; to patrol

3

origami; art of paper folding; hallmark; certificate of authenticity

3

clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly

4

foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese

1

looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something

1

to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate

1

redoing

4

to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back

1

bookmark; guidebook

1

stapler; paper fastener

1

being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem

1

goods; promotional items

1

to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much

1

to be slow; to not make progress; to be inefficient

2

fold; crease; pleat; manners; courtesy; responsible behavior (behaviour)

2

counter for books; volume

23

Japanese-style bookbinding

4

four-eyed; pattern of four squares

3

to bind; to file; to top with egg (e.g. donburi)

10

to lend (e.g. money)

1

to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up

1

awl; eyeleteer

5

hammer

5

pleat or fold peak

2

temporary (paper) binding

2

mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest

4

to thread (e.g. a needle, beads, etc.)

7

continuing from beginning to end; continuous run; appetizer; starter; performance of an entire play

1

knot

6

back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)

8

to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound

1

small hanafuda deck

4

origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material

2

muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line

3

third; no. three

1

indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance

2

sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)

2

back cover

1

management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome

2