jpdb beta

drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene

12

ten times

1

appeal; entreaty; request

1

to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)

2

being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)

1

(company) director; executive; top management; important post; role with heavy responsibilities

4

to persuade someone to consent; to entreat repeatedly; to beg; to implore

1

the reading public

1

to be preeminent; to be outstanding

1

reputation; public opinion

3

woman

9

gorgeous; brilliant; dazzling; ornate; gaudy; flowery

1

power; influence

2

passion; sexual desire; lust; attachment (esp. to one's family or a member of the opposite sex)

1

to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through

1

naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt

1

hypocrisy

1

scheme; stratagem; ploy

1

fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)

1

Buddhism; priesthood

1

pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas

2

job; work; duties; trade; skill

2

equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)

2

(Shinto) shrines and (Buddhist) temples

2

trip; excursion; outing

1

sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator

1

to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)

1

picture scroll

1

refined; elegant; graceful; classic

1

gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent

1

scholarship; scientific attainments

2

to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir

1

to check through; to thoroughly investigate

1

source (e.g. quotation); authority

2

Bachelor of Arts; BA; B.A.

2

nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable

8

reader's column

1

every issue or number

1

publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)

2

praise; admiration; commendation; approbation

2

The Tale of Genji (Heian period classic)

1

should do; ought to do

2

large-scale work; voluminous work; monumental work; great work; masterpiece

1

investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody

2

to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough

3

concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet

1

image; figure; figure; form; image

2

to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer

1

name; title; designation; fame; reputation

1

each; every; all

3