jpdb beta

stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy

1

narrow gauge (i.e. less than 1.435m wide)

9

rut; wheel track; distance between two wheels; gauge

21

wide (esp. of clothing); broad

1

Suika

523

clever; bright; smart; intelligent

1

Russia

2

clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning

1

elite

1

oiran; highest-ranking courtesan; (arch.) prostitute

4

oiran; highest-ranking courtesan; (arch.) prostitute

2

book; register

4

smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.

1

quickly

1

doctors; teachers; lawyers

7

Laozi; Lao Tzu; Lao Tse

5

everything

34

ancient writing (Edo-period or older); classical literature; ancient Chinese character (pre-Qin period); Chinese character script used before the Qin period

1

test laboratory

3

powers of observation

3

record keeper; recorder; archivist

1

electron; electronic

1

actual demand; user demand

8

habitat isolation; compartmentalization; segregation; isolation

2

to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time

1

point in common; common feature

1

diffusion rate; rate of spread

1

cutaneous sensation

1

government; administration; ministry

5

price reduction

1

Holy City (e.g. Jerusalem, Mecca)

24

dining

22

running through (north-south); cutting across; travelling across; cutting vertically; sectioning longitudinally

1

heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour

2

holding food in one's mouth; food held in one's mouth

4

certainty; reality; regular; permanent; samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)

3

takeout (food); take-out; takeaway; carry-out

6

carrying

1

to choose (something) at one's discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing

1

oolong tea

1

how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name

1

everyday life; daily life

1

jersey (fabric); jersey; (sports) uniform top; sweatsuit; tracksuit; Jersey (cattle)

1

living space

1

sitting; feast; speech

1

going out; one's best clothes; formal (e.g. language); best (behaviour, manners, etc.)

2

as necessary; if necessary; as the need arises; as occasion demands; where appropriate

1

lived-in feel (e.g. of a room); sense of life; hints of daily life

1

ease; relaxation; comfort; unwinding

1

advanced; pioneering; cutting-edge

2