jpdb beta

as always; as usual

2

fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification

1

next term

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new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)

2

six; 6

5

teaching materials

1

to serve as a reference; to provide useful information; to be helpful; to be informative; to be instructive

1

to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain

3

to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off

1

speed

1

no need to guess; certainly

1

study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science

3

wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good

4

highly selective university; university with high entry requirements; elite university

1

head; brains; intellect; understanding

2

impatience

1

concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works

4

copy (of the real thing); copying; reproduction; tracing

1

to scan; to look over

2

robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead

2

to give an order

1

mimetic muscles

3

order; directive; instructions; command

1

light and shade; shade (of colour, color); depth (of flavor); complexity; strength and weakness (of flavor)

1

(wooden) pencil

1

line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)

1

monochrome

1

to make a copy (of); to copy (down); to transcribe; to reproduce; to trace

2

to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to

2

plain; unaffected; natural; unpretentious; frank; candid

1

hair style; coiffure; hairdo

2

corners of the mouth

2

close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate

1

older brother and younger sister

5

rather than; more ... than ...

4

lightly; gently; (breaking apart) easily

1

portrait

2

unnecessary; unneeded

1

to tear up and throw away

1

to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with

6

blasphemy; profanity; sacrilege; desecration; defilement

1

to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse

2

thirty; 30

2

minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)

2

receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)

1

vigorously; with great force; energetically; enthusiastically; with spirit

2

to blush; to redden

1

teary-eyed; damp (e.g. skin, hair); moist

1

private; personal life; (one's) privacy

1

counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers

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