jpdb beta

high purity

2

ephemeral; transitory

1

encroachment; invasion; erosion (e.g. of market share, rights); erosion; corrosion

2

slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out

3

preachy; sanctimonious

1

to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)

1

boring; dull; uninteresting

2

townsman; townswoman; resident of a town; townspeople; townsfolk

1

irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial

1

concert hall

15

(wandering) minstrel; troubadour

2

musician

3

agreement; rule; arrangement; decision

1

dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)

1

sooner or later

1

laziness; shirking; impudent; brazenly dishonest

1

electric guitar

3

pick; plectrum; ice pick; pickaxe; pick (of an ice axe); pick (tool for picking a lock)

1

amp; ampere; amplifier

1

volume (sound)

2

to strum (an instrument); to thrum; to pluck

1

outsider; layman; amateur

1

record high; all-time high

1

guitarist

1

musician

2

to leave this world; to die

2

great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious

2

to coil around; to twine around; to cling (to); to follow around; to hang around

2

innumerable changes; infinite variety

5

husky; huskie

1

as always; as ever; though it's always the case

1

to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)

2

to babble in one's cups; to ramble drunkenly

2

to push aside; to push one's way through

2

monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding

3

to carry in; to bring in

4

partial

1

cart; wagon

1

tail (of an animal); cauda; tail (of a kite, etc.); tail end; tail (of a comet); slope at the foot of a mountain

9

obsidian

1

coat (of hair or fur); lie of (dog's) hair; type; sort; lineage; breeding

1

breath; sign (of something new and fresh); breath (of spring, fresh air, etc.); vitality

1

close to the wall; alongside the wall

5

noisy; boisterous

2

quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money

1

able; capable; competent; talented; efficient

6

old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn

1

parchment

1

picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage

12

ancient Japanese (as spoken in Japan until the Middle Ages)

1