jpdb beta

(political) power; authority; influence

3

(urban) prefecture (i.e. Osaka and Kyoto); centre (e.g. of learning); center; (government) office; fu (administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam)

1

agreement; stipulation; contract

2

unidentifiable; unidentified

3

be that as it may; even so; though that be so

2

innumerably; countlessly; (lit.) as abundant as stars

1

pattern; design

5

in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately

4

mercenary (soldier)

4

you (plural)

1

rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence

5

martial arts

1

warrant officer

2

(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that

2

violence; violent

3

eros; sexual desire; Eros (god); (Platonic) Eros; Eros (asteroid)

3

to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke

2

moderate; proper; just right

2

ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains

5

indicates emphasis

3

the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...

1

curse; spell; malediction

4

darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!

3

to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A

4

to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss

6

objection; dissent; protest

1

manifestation (in the physical world); materialization; incarnation; this world; the physical world; the present world

7

definition

1

learning by ear; memory of having heard something before

3

to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur

1

Apocrypha (i.e. as opposed to the Biblical canon); non-Buddhist writings (esp. Confucian writings)

1

focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving

1

to be shaved or planed

1

book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter

2

prohibition of sale; ban on sale

1

banned book

2

chivalrous spirit; chivalry

1

successor

2

coloured glasses; tinted glasses; sunglasses; biased view; preconceived view

2

man among men; man's man

2

ruler; measure; measuring stick; standard; criterion; yardstick

1

poor student

1

preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice

5

to worry (about); to be concerned (about); to have trouble doing ...; to struggle to ...

2

fellow pupil; fellow apprentice

6

to proceed with; to continue with; to move on; to go forward; to pursue

4

promising future

1

attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness

5

roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly

2

to see all (of); to see everything; to see clearly; to perceive clearly; to give up (on); to abandon

2