jpdb beta

large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)

7

capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace

7

correct answer

2

actual existence; real existence; existing in real life

1

to be worth; to be worthy of; to deserve; to merit

2

there; that place

8

hearsay; rumor; rumour; report

2

to have a smattering knowledge of

1

as we know

1

to go out (of a fire, etc.); to die out (before burning to ash); to fall through (of plans, etc.); to fizzle out; to come to nothing

1

to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)

2

plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious

2

leadership; initiative; spearhead

3

divine; godly

12

maybe; could be; might

1

to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)

3

premature death; untimely death; dying young

1

simple; plain; modest

1

solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive

1

embroidery

3

cloth; dress material; clothing fabric

1

same color; same colour

1

design

1

to be scattered around; to be all over the place

1

to follow in order; to go through step-by-step

1

to rack one's brains

2

to hesitate; to waver

1

acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand

2

this and that; one thing and another

2

we'll cross that bridge when we get there; we'll think about it when the time comes

1

thump; clang; clank

2

to spoil; to rot; to corrode

2

inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure

2

please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of

2

to show; to display

2

to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)

1

deep black

1

support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation

1

showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable

2

duplication; repetition; overlapping; redundancy; restoration

1

antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization; predecessor organisation

4

divinity

1

school; sect; party

2

to show signs; to have symptoms; to give indications (of); to bud; to germinate; to sprout

2

to allow oneself to ...; to take the liberty of ...; it is presumed that; (I, we) presume that; on one's own accord; by one's arbitrary decision

1

misery; distress

1

desperate measure; last-ditch effort

1

to remain in memory (of sounds and words); to linger in one's ears

1

irregular; indeterminate; tramp (steamer)

1

to twist; to distort

1