jpdb beta

(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement

2

all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly

2

local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift

1

day pack

1

dried persimmons

2

to move forward; to move on

3

establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)

3

contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade

2

to snatch (from someone); to tear (away); to steal

1

to bolt down (food); to gulp down; to carry under the arm; to rake in; to rake towards one

1

to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)

1

brazen-faced (about one's misdeed); audacious (despite being in the wrong); shameless; impudent

1

clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)

1

to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass

3

best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most

2

head; brains; intellect; understanding

1

consciousness; awareness; relief; calm

1

large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool

2

to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen

4

no!; no no!; no, not at all

1

to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble

3

to thank

3

to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death

1

stocking up (in case of emergency); stockpile; reserves; storing; laying in (supplies)

1

food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply

1

to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end

1

you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she

31

going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing

1

loss; going missing

1

good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless

2

collapsing in the street (from exhaustion, illness, etc.); falling dead in the street; person lying dead in the street

1

poor person; the poor

1

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

1

more than one can possibly use; countless (e.g. examples); (money) to burn; rolling in (cash)

1

periodic medical check-up (examination)

1

cellar; basement

7

homa; Buddhist rite of burning wooden sticks to ask a deity for blessings

1

prostration; placing knees, hands and forehead on the ground to show utmost respect

1

lotus position (meditation and yoga posture); padmasana; sitting with legs crossed and feet placed on opposing thighs; lotus seat (under Buddhist statue); lotus base; lotus pedestal

1

zazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position)

1

24 hours; twenty-four hours

1

Koran; Qur'an; Quran

1

half day

2

outside ...; beyond ...; not included in ...

1

to be utterly amazed; to be stunned; to be disgusted

2

gaudy (esp. of makeup or clothing); garish; glitzy; loud

1

perfume; scent

1

middle-aged man; Buddhist priest

1

one's nose wrinkles (from a strong stench)

1

to have one's horizons broadened

1