jpdb beta

eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality

3

reel

1

to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt

2

tape

4

to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant

1

association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion

1

long ago; previous; of a former age

1

culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)

1

cassette tape

3

song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry

1

(audio) recording

2

to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)

1

roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)

1

to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace

1

device; equipment; machinery; apparatus

1

radio-cassette player

1

kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer

2

to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through

1

to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)

2

to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase

1

to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)

3

magnetism

2

magnet; compass

1

weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)

3

reading aloud; reading a kanji by its Chinese-derived pronunciation

1

to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)

1

voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)

1

not only ... (but also); not just; as well as

1

to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve

1

dial (e.g. telephone, radio, clock, gauge)

1

to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)

1

used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)

1

startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch

1

10 minutes

2

near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly

2

trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled

4

publication; issue

1

pace

2

student days

2

dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish

1

painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh

1

as is usual with; in common with

1

one month

1

continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence

6

almost; nearly; close to

1

the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come

4

suitcase

1

unrelated

1

neighbourhood; neighborhood

2

interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)

1