jpdb beta

cowardly; timid; easily frightened

2

towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)

1

writing slowly

1

fair copy; clean copy

1

no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not

1

Japanese writing paper (lined with a square grid, one square per character); manuscript paper

2

pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely

2

comedy

3

carelessness; inattention; thoughtlessness; negligence

2

man of letters; literary man

3

sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute

2

grass used for thatching; sedge used for thatching

2

Oosawa

1

such; like that; in that way

1

to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)

1

expression of appreciation (for someone's efforts); thanks

2

trend of thought

2

announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known

13

Sophocles

5

Tussaud

1

hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible

1

tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster

1

display window; shop window; store window

1

congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present

2

decoration; ornament; trimmings

1

even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...

2

savior; saviour; rescuer; Messiah; Jesus Christ

1

birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday

2

to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for

2

event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening

2

chain; chains

1

the whole village; all the villages (in an area)

1

to assemble everything together; to do something as a group

1

oyster; oyster shell

1

shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff

1

to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)

1

fireside

1

to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep

2

hana-awase (type of hanafuda game); any hanafuda game involving matching cards from one's hand with cards of the same suit in the field (such as hachi-hachi, koi-koi); flower-comparing contest (Heian period)

3

greedy; avaricious; covetous; raga (desire)

3

good-natured; of good character

1

all over the country; throughout the land; every nook and cranny of a country; far and wide; (in) every port and harbor

1

to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone

1

Amor Vincit Omnia (painting by Caravaggio)

1

descendant; progeny; offspring

2

to revere; to respect; to worship

1

popularization; popularisation

1

Europe

1

camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment

1

to gather (of people); to assemble; to hang out; to assemble (of troops); to be stationed; to be quartered

1