jpdb beta

coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins

1

handiwork; ware

4

devotion; attachment; infatuation

1

sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence

1

certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts

1

virtue

2

even; but; however

4

polite; courteous; civil; friendship; (sexual) intimacy

1

what; what kind of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no

1

manners; courtesy; etiquette

1

desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern

1

large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate

4

cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)

6

promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently

3

look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting

3

somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other

1

supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined

3

thin strip of bamboo

1

multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of

4

thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut

1

oil paper; oiled paper

2

without

1

light; lamp; counter for electric lights

14

clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning

2

skill; dexterity; proficiency

3

handcraft; handwork; hand throwing technique (judo)

1

indicates means of action; cause of effect; by

3

materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis

2

to assemble; to set up; to construct

1

affirmation; affirmative (logic)

1

to be knotty (of a tree, etc.); to be gnarled; to be rough and bony (hands, fingers, etc.); to be gnarled; to be knobby

2

bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)

2

thin strip of bamboo

1

to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till

1

thing that reminds one of a particular season; poem about natural scenery; poem about a particular season

1

structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern

1

simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive

3

to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit

3

basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage

6

to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell

5

umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap

3

to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)

2

to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)

2

unbelievable; incredible; implausible

2

with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes

1

home area; home town; local

2

to increase; to grow

4

meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)

1

honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion

1

the late; the deceased

2