jpdb beta

semicircular canals

1

traditional; conventional

1

few decades; many decades; several decades

1

last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier

1

at that time; in those days

2

rooftop

3

to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)

1

jewel; precious stone; gem

1

motif

1

papier mâché; something that looks good superficially

1

guerrilla; guerrilla warfare; sudden

1

establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)

1

side job (outside of one's main employment); side gig; part job (carried out at home); home industry; (secretly) working on something unrelated to the class (or conference, etc.) one is attending

3

(article of) folk craft

1

making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi

4

warrior; samurai

1

The Last Samurai

1

honourable poverty; honorable poverty

1

something like ...; something called ...

2

complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment

2

to look forward to something

1

ardor; enthusiasm

1

manly; masculine; like a man

5

to hide; to keep to oneself

1

readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation

1

whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)

3

to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into

2

major incident; major happening; big scandal

1

development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life

1

chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage

1

to lose sight of; to miss

1

darkness

2

myth; legend

2

narration

1

problem child

1

to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain

2

alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; different name; other name

1

certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)

6

to kill each other

1

Battle Royale (novel by Koushun Takami, 1999; film, 2000)

1

to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate

2

bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)

1

coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation

1

rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)

1

to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light

2

please stop

3

superficial; half-hearted; shallow

1

to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)

2

desire to protect

1

to do (for someone)

1