jpdb beta

errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit

1

very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes

1

thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)

1

in the same way; like; likewise; similarly

1

end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)

1

mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door

2

to pray for the repose of someone's soul; to pray for the souls of the departed

1

bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase

1

book; volume; this; present; main; head; real

7

in a row; in a line

1

each and every; all

1

old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago

2

unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all

1

to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint

5

letter (of an alphabet); character; writing

4

to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)

6

resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy

1

to be found

1

hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)

1

alphabet

1

difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error

1

system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship

1

what to do

1

deciphering; decoding

1

to be at a loss; to be puzzled

1

one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume

1

to point at

2

to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for

4

it is written that ...; ... is written; it says ...; it reads ...

1

remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers

2

to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede

1

to want; to desire

1

road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)

1

to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)

1

incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless

1

until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it

1

to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign

1

now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again

2

in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless

1

title

1

construction; architecture (of buildings)

3

record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)

3

smoothly; easily; readily

1

not yet known; unknown; strange

1

language

1

(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force

1

genuine article; real thing; real deal

2

to go on reading

1

hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort

1

terrain; geographical features; topography

5