jpdb beta

vulgarization; vulgarisation; secularization; secularisation; popularization; popularisation

1

India

1

rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over (something); pondering

1

popular; common; commonplace

1

poor; lame; ill-prepared

1

sitting; feast; speech

1

crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)

1

iceberg

1

soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable

1

tree trunk; bole; backbone; base; foundation

1

epidermis; cuticle; bark; epidermis; facade

1

to skin; to peel

1

sap

2

envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)

1

a few years ago; some years back

1

earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)

1

to creep; to crawl

1

anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway

1

no matter (what, who, etc.); whether ... or ...; be

1

to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)

1

office; official; chief; head; person (usually a woman) who officiates at religious ceremonies (on the Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa)

3

paint

1

kitchen

1

everywhere; all over; throughout

1

circular window; round window

2

East China Sea

1

sea level; (surface of) sea

1

top of ...; head of ...; the moment that ...

1

Kobe (city)

3

middle-aged man; uncle

1

to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse

1

tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)

1

to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon

2

isn't that right?

9

even though; despite; when

1

to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself

1

definite; final; decisive; conclusive

1

that is to say; so that means

1

to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by

2

to connect; to join; to join or tie or knot together

1

chain; chains

1

news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter

1

colored pencil; coloured pencil

1

halfway; midway; partway; mid-course

1

making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance

1

family a woman has married into

1

trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support

2

uncle

18

dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined

2

taciturn

1