jpdb beta

photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie

4

sworn brother; buddy; pal

1

be; is

12

sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course

4

rare book

3

to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)

2

very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow

1

origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient

3

very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive

1

certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable

1

to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant

2

surface of the earth; ground surface

2

this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type

1

sunlight

1

any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer

1

providence; luck; favor; favour; advantage

1

rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous

3

between the pages of a book; between two books

1

so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite

1

this much; this amount

1

to take out; to drag out

3

cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine

2

to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)

2

certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly

1

character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")

2

black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence

1

bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)

1

picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage

2

to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine

5

imagination; supposition; guess

2

colophon (at the end of a book); imprint; publication information

1

Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)

1

to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)

1

the present age; these days; (present) head of the family

1

treasure; treasured item; prized possession

1

proud; haughty; arrogant

2

to share

2

one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity

1

opening a business; opening a practice

1

funds; capital

2

to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on

1

to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise

2

to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)

1

to be able (to); to be possible (to)

14

century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)

1

ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound

2

to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)

1

(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest

1

very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just

1

to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish

1