jpdb beta

scarce; rare

2

sounds good; sure thing; no problem

1

the original; original copy; script

1

manuscript (book); written copy of a book; codex; transcription; copying

3

counter for books; volume

1

to lend; to loan; to let out on hire

1

to grow old; to age

1

subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive

1

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

2

lending and borrowing

1

printing

1

guarantee fee

2

social conditions; phase of life; (sign of) the times; state of society

1

urban area; urban district

1

literacy rate

2

collection of books; (personal) library

1

printing technique

1

advanced (developed) country; advanced nations

1

number of copies; circulation

1

(personal) guarantor; (personal) surety; person providing a character reference

1

coarse; rough; crude

1

we'll cross that bridge when we get there; we'll think about it when the time comes

1

indeed; really; truly; very much

1

true bristletail (any insect of order Thysanura, esp. of family Lepismatidae); Oriental silverfish (Ctenolepisma villosa); someone who is unable to apply what they have read

1

restoration (to original state or location); reconstruction; reversion

1

too many to count; too numerous to mention

1

unforeseen; unexpected; sudden; accidental

1

destruction of evidence

1

book burning

1

just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that

1

business hours; opening hours; office hours

2

to change (cars or horses); to transfer; to possess; to inspire

1

tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice

1

Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum); Japanese littleneck clam

1

abnormality

1

omnivorous

2

pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to

2

herbivorous; plant-eating; graminivorous

1

cannot be compared with; no match for

1

fluent; smooth; flowing

1

ancestral spirit; collective of ancestral spirits which have lost their individualities; ancestor deified as a kami; spirit of a kami

1

to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend

1

generally

2

reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt

1

lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child

1

support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation

1

to stimulate; to stir up; to arouse

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

1

deep in the forest

2

to spring at; to leap upon

2