jpdb beta

signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking

1

past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40

1

wooden; made of wood

2

size

6

book of pictures (paintings, drawings, etc.); collection of pictures

1

paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa); empress tree; foxglove tree

1

sheet; sheeting

1

to put (into); to put away (in); to pay (fees, taxes, etc.); to deliver; to accept (a gift or money); to keep (within a limit); to offer (to a shrine, deity, etc.)

3

pitch black; deep black

3

to be handed down from generation to generation

1

be; is

6

to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath

1

rectangle; oblong

1

smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)

3

to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone

2

right above; just above; directly above; directly overhead

3

to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)

7

from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved

4

cuneiform (writing)

2

how many pieces

2

contents of a document (esp. of a letter)

3

in turns; in series; in order; by rotation

3

legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way

1

sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement

2

the throne; the crown

23

founding of a nation

6

usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally

3

common language; lingua franca; standard language (language variety understood throughout a country)

2

to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark

2

ancient script; ancient character; ancient alphabet

1

document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone

1

nameless; anonymous; without name

1

minority ethnic group; ethnic minority; minority race

1

what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement

2

composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization

1

to translate; to interpret

2

place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.

1

founder (of a nation)

1

what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about

1

look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting

5

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

5

diary; journal

4

devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment

14

copying; duplication; reproduction; copy

1

writing implement; writing tool

1

to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes

2

damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very

3

language name

1

a few minutes later; after a few minutes

3

to finish reading; to read through

1