jpdb beta

idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk

6

one after another; in succession

1

negotiations; discussions; connection

1

library

5

100,000; hundred thousand

1

treasure hunting; treasure hunt; lucky dip; game involving finding hidden prizes from a sand box, barrel of leaves, etc.

2

librarian

1

condition; state of preservation

1

repair; mending

3

to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse

3

script reading; scenario reading; avid reader; bookworm; reading a book; reading books

1

long (e.g. novel, film)

1

to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor

2

free time; spare time

4

hence; for that reason

12

begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing

24

bulging; swelling (e.g. with water); loose-fitting or baggy (clothing); bubbling; foaming

5

tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery

8

bubble; foam; froth; head on beer

5

bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink

2

phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item

2

red rice (beans and mochi) for auspicious occasions

1

jasmine tea

1

coarse tea

2

to mix; to stir; to blend

13

to have gooseflesh (e.g. from cold or horror)

4

inexpensive; cheap; easy; simple

2

it's no joke; gimme a break!

5

ceramic art; ceramics

8

craftsmanship; artisanal

2

kit

2

clay

2

to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake

3

to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up

1

drying in the shade

1

lathe; potter's wheel; windlass; pulley

2

nerve; nerves; sensitivity

2

original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive

6

porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics

2

teacup

1

craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman

9

to talk down; to corner someone in an argument

2

iron pot; kettle

1

earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)

2

having various interests; wide range of interests

3

superman; superhuman person; Superman (superhero)

4

investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking

1

specialization; specialisation

3

jack of all trades, master of none

1

belief that where there's a will, there's a way

1