jpdb beta

as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible

4

seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy

2

expressing one's mind; speaking out

1

formula; equation; method of calculation; calculus

1

computer-scored answer sheet; optical answer sheet; scantron; bubble sheet

1

to spit

2

(villains) of the same stripe; birds of a feather; (lit.) badgers of the same hole

1

to get going; to start off

1

Nara Park

10

rice crackers for feeding the deer (in Nara)

2

entirety; whole; balance (in Zen); equality

1

to coquet (of a woman); to entice a customer (of a prostitute); to flatter; to butter up

1

to lure (someone) toward one; to lure (into); to entice

1

to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)

2

to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something

1

being readily aware of rumors and gossip; being quick to learn secrets; having sharp ears; ability to remember everything one hears

2

context (of a passage); line of thought; context (of a matter, event, etc.); circumstances; background

1

itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager

1

field; plain; hidden interior part (of a structure or object); wild (of an animal or plant)

1

to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous

1

as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)

1

to become misty; to become hazy

1

complete failure; debacle; fiasco; disaster

1

Heijō-kyō (capital of Japan from 710-40 and 745-84; located in present-day Nara)

2

trace; tracks; site; remains; scar

4

Kasuga Grand Shrine (in Nara)

3

Kasuga Shrine

1

whole; total; gross; entire; overall; general (election, manager, etc.)

1

head office; main office; main shrine; this company; this shrine

2

main hall (of a Shinto shrine); main shrine; inner sanctuary

2

south gate

1

to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line

1

side road; shortcut

1

large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant

1

heart; hearts (suit)

4

to model (something) on; to be modelled on; to be made in the shape of; to symbolize; to represent

4

counter for places (offices, facilities, stations)

5

thatched roof

1

thriving (prosperous) business; rush of business

1

country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)

1

married woman; woman; lady

1

married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; set of two (one large, one small); pair (for husband and wife); his and hers (e.g. teacups)

2

binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term

1

supernatural phenomenon; paranormal phenomenon; anomalous phenomenon

1

ceremony fee; money dedicated to the gods when participating in a ceremony

1

tote bag

3

branch of a sacred tree (esp. sakaki) with paper or cotton strips attached (used as an offering); sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica)

2

wooden tag

1

pamphlet; brochure; leaflet

2

young imperial prince; child of the imperial family; shrine dedicated to a child of the god of the main shrine; newly built shrine (to which a divided tutelary deity has just been transferred)

3