jpdb beta

mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice

1

entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher

5

bell (often globular)

1

cord used to tuck up the sleeves of a kimono; sash (worn over the shoulder to the opposite hip); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product)

1

slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)

2

same color; same colour

1

to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at

2

to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve

2

suddenly; abruptly; slowly; without haste; calmly

1

page; nth page; page ...

2

to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off

2

conviction; belief; confidence

2

Bible; the Scriptures; Holy Writ

2

sacred scripture; sacred book; holy book; writings of a sage

26

with a (light) slapping sound

1

leather-covered

2

cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine

2

four corners; four ordinal directions

1

gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money

4

reinforcement; strengthening

1

to bury; to embed; to implant

1

artistic

1

practicality; utility; usefulness

1

regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on

2

to do together; to put together; to lump together; to regard in the same light; to put in the same category; to arrange for (two people) to marry

2

on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually

1

typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model

1

purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not

2

sacred books; sutras; scriptures (Bible, Koran, etc.)

1

teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine

1

unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to

1

to do physical exercise; to be physically active; (lit.) to move one's body

1

cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end

3

theology; divinity

1

mathematics

1

music

1

art; fine arts

1

study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science

3

art; the arts

1

temple (Buddhist)

1

to meet; to assemble; to congregate

1

guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)

1

intellectual

1

then; and (then); in that case; if so

1

to one's heart's content; following one's heart's desires

1

early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly

1

meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence

1

to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down

1

old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)

2

tension; resilience (e.g. of hair); springiness; will power; spirit

1