jpdb beta

to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for

3

survival; remaining; being extant; being left

11

specialized; specialised; boutique

1

going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with

5

one four-of-a-kind and one three-of-a-kind in a dealt hand; three and a four (in dice games)

11

by sheer strength; by brute force

1

to settle down

1

edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication

6

(one's) workload; amount of work (to be) done by one

2

emotional wall; internal barrier

1

fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility

4

disturbance of sleep; nuisance in the middle of the night

1

a day or two

3

self-interest; selfish desire

7

immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily

12

logistical support; combat service support

2

to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter

5

Great Japan

6

coast; shore; inshore; coastal waters

6

earth; world

6

complete map; whole view

5

to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest

1

what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?

3

survey; actual measurements

5

Five Dynasties (of China; 907-979)

1

Italian (person)

4

less than; under; below

6

manger; crib

2

apostle; disciple

180

to handle (a thing) roughly

2

persecution; oppression

7

Greece

6

fumi-e; fumie; tablet bearing Christian images, on which Edo-period authorities forced suspected Christians to trample; allegiance test; loyalty test

1

bad influence; negative influence

8

the Japanese islands

4

gossip; rumor; rumour

1

Inou Tadataka (1745.2.11-1818.5.22)

1

genre; category; kind

6

to add (to); to add on; to append

8

engraver; carver; sculptor

3

Edo shogunate (1603-1867)

1

to have an interest (in)

7

Seabold; Siebold ((Philipp Franz Balthasar von) Siebold, scientific explorer of Japan)

1

to sell off; to sell completely

1

Dutch studies; studies of Western knowledge

1

informal; unofficial

15

warp (fictional faster-than-light spacecraft propulsion)

5

black ships; Western ships that came to Japan between the 16th and 19th centuries, esp. those of the Perry Expedition in 1853; foreign disruptor (of the Japanese market); product, person, etc. arriving from the West and disturbing the Japanese market

1

specification document

1

half the number; haploid

5