jpdb beta

(at) high speed; as fast as one can; with lightning speed

1

steering (of a boat); steerage

1

womanizer; Lothario; Don Juan; philanderer; lady-killer

1

bribe; sweetener; douceur

1

samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation); being immersed in; being absorbed in; prone to; apt to

1

malicious; scheming; black-hearted; cruel (contrary to outward behavior); sly; black-hearted

1

addition; supplement; appending; appendix

1

to begin talking; to open up

1

huoshu; fantastical Chinese fire rat

27

fur coat

26

volcano

1

zone; area; belt; region

1

continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe

1

inhabiting; living

1

tail (of an animal); tail end; tip

2

to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in

1

large-breed dog; large dog

2

pictorial book; picture book; illustrated reference book; identification manual; field guide

2

actually; really; truly; in practice; practically

1

fur; skin; pelt; kanji "fur" radical

6

exceedingly; extremely; decisively

1

fire resistance

1

dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot

4

to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included

1

to throw into; to toss into; to throw-in; to play a throw-in

1

precious; valuable

2

to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. of fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around

1

population (of animals, etc.); population size; number of individuals

1

difficult to obtain; difficult to get

1

bridal costume; wedding dress

1

means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull

2

soon; shortly; before long

1

easy; smooth; without a hitch; quick

1

landowner; landlord; landlady

1

pupil; disciple; follower

4

learning good manners through apprenticeship (to an upper-class family)

1

(one's parents') home

2

Kaguya-Hime (main character of Taketori Monogatari); Princess Kaguya; Kaguyahime (manga series by Reiko Shimizu)

4

Taketori Monogatari (The Tale of the Bamboo-Cutter)

2

marriage proposal; courtship

1

absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate

2

difficult problem; challenge

1

furniture store; furniture dealer

1

to shake one's head (in disagreement); to disagree; to refuse; to say no; to turn down (a request)

1

word; term; language; speech

1

chance; opportunity

1

to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)

2

figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design

1

cough; ahem

1

loved one; lover; sweetheart

1