jpdb beta

block (of wood); chip; splinter

15

how many pieces

2

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

3

cutting in round slices; round slice; dividing into groups (e.g. by ability)

2

column shape; cylinder; columnar

1

parts; accessories; components

2

piece of wood (cut from a larger piece); chip of wood; block of wood

2

giving up; quitting; surrendering

1

toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything

7

adult toy; sex toy

1

wooden hammer; wooden mallet

1

daruma otoshi; toy consisting of vertically stacked wooden blocks that must be knocked away without letting the daruma doll on top fall to the ground

6

(small) mallet; gavel

2

daruma; tumbling doll; Bodhidharma; prostitute

5

tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba

3

grip; having all the cards needed to form a scoring combination in one's hand

1

to reload

1

Darumadaishi

1

Zen (Buddhism)

1

founder of a sect

1

zazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position)

1

great teacher (i.e. a buddha, bodhisattva or high monk, esp. Kobo Daishi)

2

hammer; mallet; sledgehammer; gavel

1

Joan of Arc (1412-1431; French military leader)

1

rehabilitation; reinstatement; restoration of rights

1

losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown

1

to liken to; to compare to; to pattern after; to model after; to imitate

1

religious leader; person of religion; religious figure; religionist

1

laws (of nature); (divine) providence

1

rectangle; oblong

2

alternate; alternation

1

watchtower; observation tower; lookout

1

second grade; second step; second act (in jōruri, noh, kabuki, etc.); third highest division; makushita division

1

savior; saviour; rescuer; Messiah; Jesus Christ

1

waiting one's turn

1

tortoise shell; hexagon pattern; hexagon shape; benzene ring; benzene-ring structure; tortoise shell (shape)

1

nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner

6

situation where alcohol is being served; (over) a drink

1

sugoroku; e-sugoroku; Japanese illustrated board game played with dice in which the object is to reach the end of a track

1

race game (board game played with dice in which the object is to reach the end of a track); ban-sugoroku; sugoroku; traditional Japanese board game similar to backgammon

1

dice; die

1

betting; gambling

1

match fixing; put-up job; fixed game

1

circuitous; roundabout; indirect

3

tournament; knockout tournament (esp. single-elimination); elimination tournament

1

final game; final games; the finals

1

start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game

2

plan; arrangements

3

from there; thence

1

to take a position (e.g. on an issue); to adopt a stance

1