jpdb beta

slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.

1

inference; deduction; induction; reasoning

1

various opinions; various theories; various rumors (rumours)

1

Cambodia

1

Mekong (river)

1

primitive; original

1

survey; exploration; field investigation

1

reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising

1

third month of the lunar calendar; Yayoi period (ca. 300 BCE-300 CE); Yayoi culture; (arch.) thick growth (of grass, etc.)

2

careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate

1

looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance

1

island country

1

necessity; inevitability

1

to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into

1

East China Sea

1

oceanography; oceanology

1

study of history

5

I think (something) won't (something); probably (something) isn't (something)

1

remote past; far ago; time immemorial

1

tributary; branch

1

unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help

1

race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)

1

faint outlines of an island; vague shape of an island; silhouette of an island

1

along (a wall, river, railroad tracks, etc.); alongside; following

3

hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa

1

going south

1

channel (e.g. between two land masses); strait

2

(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness

1

inseparable; indivisible; undetachable

1

conviction; belief; confidence

1

archeologist; archaeologist

1

anthropologist; ethnologist

1

bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden

1

to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)

2

ancient burial mound; barrow; tumulus

1

first term; first half-year; preceding period; early period

1

horse riding; horseback riding; horseback rider

1

artifact; relic (of a past civilization); relic (of a former age); vestige of a bygone era; anachronism; outdated thing

1

latter period; second half; late stage; third trimester; second semester

2

governor; leader; ruler

1

taking the initiative

2

to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize

1

(Japanese) imperial succession

1

lick; bottom card of the draw pile; (arch.) tasting (a nobleman's) medicine to see if it contains poison; (arch.) medicine taster

5

indigenous people; native people; aborigines

1

popular sentiment

1

grasping; winning over

1

rites; rituals

1

to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)

1

Wilehlm

1