jpdb beta

heresy; nonconformism; heathenism; paganism

1

to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till

3

we; us

1

orphanage

1

wealthy person

1

old couple; elderly couple

2

cover (e.g. for illegal activity); front; Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant); straw raincoat that makes one invisible

1

as long as time allows; whenever one has the time; as time permits

1

mystery; mysteriousness; secret

1

theosophy

1

making secret; not revealing; hiding (something)

1

learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics

1

alchemy; way of making money; moneymaker; money-spinner

1

kabbalah (Jewish mystic tradition); qabalah; cabala

1

fake; improvisation (in jazz music, singing, etc.); ad-lib; feint (in American football)

1

to dip out; to scoop up; to ladle out

1

centre; center; middle

1

to become calm (of the wind, sea, etc.); to die down

1

observatory; observation post

1

hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln; young girl; childlike young woman

1

groan; moan; growl; snarl; hum (e.g. of a motor); buzz

1

to tinker with; to fumble with; to fiddle with; to twiddle

1

all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent

1

to come into being; to be born

2

far away in the distance; in the far distance

1

going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease

2

hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway

1

unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short

1

halfwit; blockhead; fool

1

heyday; golden age

2

to be able to do; to be capable of doing

1

well done; good job

1

worry; agony

1

bad reputation; ill repute; bad name; (arch.) evil deed; (arch.) wrongdoing; (arch.) wrongdoer

1

to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up

2

a route or passage

1

party; set; gang; company; person

1

thorny path

1

heinous; treacherous; atrocious; diabolic; fiendish; inhuman

1

beast in human form

1

yakiniku; Japanese dish of grilled meat similar to Korean barbecue; roasted meat; grill

1

set meal; special (of the day)

1

overacting; hamming

2

agreement; coincidence; correspondence; conformity

1

(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)

2

wild

4

after a bath; after taking a bath; large towel used after taking a bath; yukata worn after taking a bath

1

skin as white as an egg

1

gathering place; labour camp for drifters, criminals, etc. (Edo period); entertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.); vaudeville theater (theatre)

1

cornering

1