jpdb beta

disguise; masquerade

1

mantle; cloak; manteau

4

to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)

1

to ponder; to brood

2

assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)

1

coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK

6

don't you think?; indicates question

2

to ask a question; to begin to ask a question

1

denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like

1

normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station

2

chattering; chit-chat; (ladies) prattle

1

to imitate; to follow; to emulate

1

dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour

2

old friend; familiar face

2

follower; attendant; valet; servant

1

place of destination

1

center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused

1

castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord

3

round shape; circle; circular form

1

layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)

1

to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)

1

exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral

1

how many; how much

1

underclasses; poorest segment of the population; the poor

2

the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous

9

outer layers

9

dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)

10

free (of charge); gratuitous

3

to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach

5

money; metal

8

method; process; manner; way; means; technique

2

quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless

1

to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in

1

gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday

2

window

1

to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)

4

to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)

1

hey!; oi!; ahoy!; I; me

2

that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!

1

soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light

1

pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously

1

plural; multiple; several

1

attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation

4

with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly

2

light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)

1

cut; gash; incision

1

a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)

1

face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks

1

feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection

1

to scatter away; to vanish

1