jpdb beta

brewery; distillery

1

notes; instructions

1

spoken and written language

1

birthplace (e.g. of jazz, Buddhism); cradle (e.g. of civilization); place of origin

1

wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice

1

backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal

1

spiral staircase

2

clockwise rotation; CW

1

stripe; bar; streak; (weaved) stripe pattern (of 2 or more different colors)

1

polka dots

1

size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months

2

frankincense; olibanum

1

fragrant smoke; aromatic smoke

1

four corners; four ordinal directions

3

sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)

1

to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off

2

exquisite

2

mezzo-soprano

1

poison

1

upper arm; (arch.) lower arm

4

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

2

excess flesh; surplus fat; flab

1

to have a drink; to have a few drinks

1

person in exile; deportee; exile

1

clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain

1

aesthetic sense; sense of beauty; eye for the beautiful

1

youngster; neophyte; greenhorn

2

flabby

1

openwork

2

glass bowl; glassware

1

bust-waist-hip measurements; vital statistics

1

young person; young people; youth; young employee; young manservant; young follower

1

to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (of a cat)

1

universe; cosmos; space

2

in the ground; in the earth; underground; subterranean

2

bedrock

15

protuberance; bulge; protrusion; rise; uplift; upheaval

9

foolish talk; idle talk

1

ordinary; sensible; commonplace

1

Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny

1

looking over someone's shoulder

3

two sheets (of paper or other flat objects)

1

large quantity; large amount

1

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

2

smart-alecky; clever-clever; cheeky; cunning; crafty; shrewd

1

ugly woman; ugly

3

to have a warped view; to be jaundiced; to feel that one has been unfairly treated; to be jealous; to be envious

1

old woman; hag; old bag

3

to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low

1

to be disgusted; to be repulsed; to get the creeps

1