jpdb beta

rigour; rigor; closeness; compactness; tightly knit

2

snow thaw; thawing

1

lump of ice; block of ice; ice floe

1

end of the world

1

extreme north; North Pole

1

north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind

2

beyond that point; after that

1

nihility; nothingness

1

chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain

3

derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible

1

to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought

2

to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide

1

to remove; to move out of the way

1

password; watchword; motto; slogan

1

liking; taste; choice

1

light year

1

asteroid

3

to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)

1

detailed; scrupulous; careful; (arch.) diligent; (arch.) honest; (arch.) upright

1

physical

2

to go on reading

1

still (continuing); as ever; further

3

minute; fine; delicate; accurate; precise; elaborate

1

(in) my own way

1

upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes

1

to row; to scull; to pedal (e.g. bicycle); to swing (on a swing); to operate a hand pump; to push through (deep snow, the jungle, etc.)

2

pronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji); way of reading (out loud); interpretation (e.g. of a text); reading

2

simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together

2

meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast

3

stagnation; hindrance; delay

2

with these words; while saying

1

by the end of this year; before the year comes to a close; during this year

1

children's hairstyle of short untied hair; child with short untied hair; young girl working as a servant for a high-class prostitute (Edo period); (arch.) baldness; (arch.) bald head

1

short (in height); stumpy; tiny; short (trousers, etc.); undersized

1

making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing

4

looks; appearance

2

manly; masculine; like a man

1

to check through; to thoroughly investigate

3

realistic; pragmatic

3

nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing

2

anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever

1

hunting grounds

2

project

1

core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel

2

slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.

2

person; member

1

plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention

1

in some way or other; in some shape or form; somehow

2

moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing

3

guess; conjecture; surmise

1