jpdb beta

woollen material; woollen goods or fabric

1

silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank

1

refusal; rejection

1

measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy

1

to be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by

1

burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering

1

fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies

3

to wait expectantly; to await in anticipation

1

very deeply

1

East India Company

3

year before last

1

opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing

1

Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty

1

abolition; repeal

1

eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)

1

document; official papers

3

presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in

2

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

2

quill; quill pen

1

ink

1

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

3

the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life

1

preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)

1

signature

1

reward; prize

1

deeply meaningful; profound; rich (in meaning)

1

whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper

1

millstone; mortar

1

eighth day of the month; eight days

1

to feel nauseated; to feel sick

1

to lock up; to shut up; to imprison

1

living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps (in go); stet

2

sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)

3

boiled barley and rice

1

to make a mess of it; to make a hash of it; to fail and lose face; to spread miso (e.g. on konnyaku)

1

never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up

1

something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein

1

miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling

2

soy sauce; shoyu

2

(sense of) taste; counter for food, drink, medicine, etc.

1

udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles

5

bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu

2

fine white noodles

1

ignorance; (lack of) enlightenment or civilization (civilisation); unenlightened; uncivilized; uncivilised

1

well water

3

well bucket

1

with a gulp

2

unboiled water

1

quite a lot

1

adzuki bean-covered mochi; botamochi

1