jpdb beta

bedrock

1

naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt

1

marble

2

floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

2

to bury; to embed; to implant

1

corridor; hallway; passageway

3

(opening a door) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) with a clatter; with a crash; (changing) completely; totally

1

aspect; phase; condition; modality

1

lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)

1

blue sky

1

yesterday

4

low spirits; depression; dejection; discouragement; despondency

1

to change completely; to change suddenly

1

being all smiles with joy

1

counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth

2

getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate

1

to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark

3

battle formation; disposition of troops

1

(a) row; line

1

right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)

1

left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol

1

two rows; double file

4

row; line; group (of peers); ranks (of); sequence; series (taxonomic rank)

2

offensive strength; offensive power; striking power

2

first attack; first strike; first blow

2

desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable

1

strength; power; proficiency; ability

2

durability; persistence; stamina; endurance; staying power

1

injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss

2

end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part

5

talent; ability

2

flowering; blooming; blossoming; flowering (of a civilization, talent, etc.); blossoming; blooming

1

sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling

6

to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible

2

plain; moor; prairie

1

it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but

2

above; going steadily upward

1

overhead; above one's head; high in the sky

1

cover; covering; covering (a song); cover; coverage; to cover (a loss)

1

any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand

2

trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support

6

dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point

4

approaching the enemy; (coming into) contact with the enemy; engaging the enemy

1

one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing

3

to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade

1

to fire into; to shoot into

1

end of life; death; breathing one's last

1

Leser; Lesser; Loesser

2

(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains

1

slime

2