jpdb beta

workshop; studio; atelier

2

extensive knowledge; erudition

1

to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake

1

earthenware; unglazed (bisque-fired) earthenware

1

to be of no concern to one; to be nothing to do with one

1

as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much

1

weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control; exercising authority; having self-control; exercising self-discipline

1

reasonableness (esp. of children); obedience

1

offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering

1

theft; stealing; larceny

1

to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)

1

how; in what way

2

goodness; good

1

abrasion; scrape; graze; paratripsis

2

order; ordering; beginning; start; foreword; preface

3

exception; supernumerary; extra (e.g. performance, item, object, etc.); additional; outsize

1

everyone; anyone; no one

1

impoliteness

1

the late; the deceased

1

common soldier; private; rank and file; small fry; underling

2

blue eyes

1

fervour; fervor; vigour; vigor; ardour; ardor

6

to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear

1

fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen

1

strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously

1

gorgeous; brilliant; dazzling; ornate; gaudy; flowery

1

to shake with rage

1

base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source

2

distinction; differentiation; classification

1

knowing only too well; being fully aware of

2

unsigned; without a signature

2

to bewitch; to confuse; to enchant; to delude

1

duel

1

to have (something) innate; to be born with

2

to drive someone off with gunfire

1

unpreparedness; falsehood; Chinese "Emptiness" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

2

forced to use; forced into a position

1

apparent; obvious; very clear

1

disappointment; despair; despondency; broken heart; adversity

2

fist-sized

1

parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner

1

thoughtful; considerate; sensible; prudent; having good taste; discerning

1

gentle; mild-mannered

1

past days; bygone days; days of yore; while still alive; during one's lifetime

1

remembering; recollection; recall; to remember; to recall; to recollect

3

colony

2

to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to

2

to be fated to; be linked by fate

1

to burn out

1

delay; lag; postponement; falling behind

1