jpdb beta

seamount; guyot

1

water fountain

2

before one knows; unnoticed; unawares

1

ghee (held to be the greatest of all flavours); (fig.) the ultimate truth of Buddhism; (fig.) nirvana

1

established reputation

2

bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection

2

to be intricate; to be elaborate; to be complicated; to be complex

1

at this rate

1

impressions; thoughts; feelings; opinions

1

to begin to fall (of rain, snow, etc.)

2

dissection; autopsy; postmortem examination; analysis; postmortem

1

to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to pickle; to preserve (in salt, vinegar, etc.)

1

scientist

1

manual labor; manual labour; handwork; manual procedure

1

being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net

1

to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on

2

avoiding unnecessary talk can prevent disaster falling on one; there is safety in silence; (lit.) the pheasant would not be shot but for its cries

1

overall

2

to spend time (on doing something)

1

limit

2

rare item; rarity

1

three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton

1

foolish talk; idle talk

1

one by one; in detail; minutely

1

sandy beach

1

tea-tasting contest

1

spitting (repeatedly)

1

manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act, usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit

1

beach; foreshore

1

to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far

1

Chevalier

5

skill; proficiency; dexterity; flattery

1

to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to

2

ultimate goal

2

surface of a board (shogi, go, etc.); (state of) the board; development of a game; surface of a record

1

important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued; major premise (in a syllogism)

1

does not seem (to be)

1

distant future; inevitable future; places one goes to

1

system of government; government structure

1

calm; composed; leisurely

1

to disappear; to vanish; to bolt; to go into hiding

1

behind one's back

1

secret story; unknown episode

1

difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse

1

expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryō period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)

4

profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior

1

pill; lozenge; tablet

2

right and wrong; good and evil

1

to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience

2

applicant; candidate; volunteer

1