jpdb beta

ordinary; sensible; commonplace

2

3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma

16

entrance; admission; entering

3

café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)

2

mandala

1

to encamp; to take up positions

4

nutrition; nourishment

1

supply; supplying; replenishment

2

to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)

5

heap; pile; stack; full measure

2

potato; French fries; chips; sweet potato

2

to eat

1

oolong tea

4

swallowing; understanding; apprehension

4

close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate

7

dropping out of school; withdrawing from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course

10

expulsion from school

1

bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts; hardship

1

I; me

1

wanderer; vagabond; capricious person; hobo

1

in loud gulps (esp. of alcohol)

1

cork (snowboarding action); coke; Coca-Cola; coke; cocaine

2

already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast

2

deceitful; cruel

2

male; manly; brave; larger (of the two); greater; (arch.) man

1

second (in a series)

4

to give rein to (imagination)

1

teething fever; developmental fever; fever that brings with it an intellectual or psycho-developmental growth spurt

1

lack of sleep; insufficient sleep

4

to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy

2

to bite into; to sink one's teeth into

2

calmly; coolly; primly

10

army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group

7

emperor's meal

1

hamburger (on a bun)

6

admission gate

1

odd couple; incongruous couple

1

close contest; close match; close game; close combat

2

difficult problem; challenge

4

innocent; naive; artless; unsophisticated; pure; fresh

6

in contrast to ...; unlike ...; while ...; whereas ...

1

thicket; coppice; brushwood

12

to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent

3

watching

1

cautious; careful; shrewd; tactful; prudent; faultless

1

double

1

crowd of people

4

shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext

5

in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away

51

stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs

12