jpdb beta

votive tablet; wooden tablet usu. filled out with a prayer and one's name and hung up at a shrine or temple; orig. picturing a horse, as a stand-in for a donation of a live horse

1

way; road; way to ...; road to ...

1

return journey; one's way home; one's way back

2

railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line

1

query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry

3

single-minded; intent; determined; wholehearted; earnest; devoted (to)

1

half-moon; half a month; semicircle

2

retina

1

certification; attestation; authentication; Imperial attestation

1

system

2

operation; functioning; running

1

eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice

3

all of a sudden; unexpected; abrupt; sudden

2

to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last

6

to melt together; to blend together

2

back-to-back; facing in opposite directions; two sides of the same coin; inextricably linked (esp. with something dangerous or undesirable); on bad terms; at odds

1

to be possessed by an evil spirit; to be tempted; to give in to an urge; to succumb to temptation

1

Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good

3

unlimited; unrestricted; limitless

2

invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable

1

re-; again

8

to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)

12

battle; game; bout

1

weeping; lamenting

1

sanchin; fundamental karate kata focusing on breathing, stability, and body hardening

1

guarantee; security; assurance; warranty

2

below

2

crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against

2

family circle; one's circle (of friends, co-workers, etc.); private matters; internal affairs; conservative (e.g. estimate); moderate

1

watching a (sports) game; spectating; observing (military operations)

1

live (broadcasting, music, etc.); live performance; live concert; resonant (room, etc.); reverberating

2

to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with

2

to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. someone's head); to pour liquid (on something); to dash liquid (over something); to plate (something) with metal; to cover (with a dental crown); to add (e.g. music to a video)

2

to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)

3

extreme; extremity

1

servant (esp. a samurai's attendant); chivalrous man (Edo period); cubed tofu (often served cold); kite shaped like an Edo-period footman; Edo-period hairstyle worn by samurai's attendants; enslavement (of a woman; Edo-period punishment for her own or her husband's crime); (arch.) he

1

to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger

3

an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable

1

horsepower; hp; energy; vitality; horse-drawn cart

1

to distract a person's attention

1

being shot; being bombed

1

shooting down (an aircraft)

4

trouble; bother; number of moves; number of punches; number of liberties

3

staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock)

3

180 degrees; complete (about-face; in policy, opinion, etc.); radical (change); hundred-and-eighty degree (turn)

3

buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end

11

straight course; straight; stretch; straightaway

2

fluke; chance; pure luck

4

reaction velocity

3

dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional

5