jpdb beta

yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?

8

the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime

3

exhibition; exhibit

2

to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish

3

same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case

3

just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...

4

writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word

1

way to use something; treatment; management (of help)

1

basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation

3

intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely

1

direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)

8

fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet

3

it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...

5

kanji; Chinese character

2

typeface; style of handwriting; calligraphic style

1

five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)

1

printed style (of writing Chinese characters); square style; block style; standard style

4

present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times

1

standard; level; norm

1

form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)

1

in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start

1

pre-era; BC; BCE

2

Qin dynasty (of China; 221-207 BCE); Ch'in dynasty

1

Qin Shi Huang (259 BCE-210 BCE), first emperor of unified China; Shihuangdi

1

seal-engraving style (of writing Chinese characters); seal script

1

something like ...; something called ...

2

to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful

1

to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)

1

from there; thence

1

change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension

1

clerical script (ancient, highly angular style of kanji)

1

to become settled; to be fixed

1

how many years; how long; what year

1

talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor

2

long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged

1

century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)

1

China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)

1

final form

1

nine; 9

3

Shigemiya

3

spring of sweet water

3

inscription; epitaph; (manufacturer's) engraved signature; motto; maxim

3

shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing

2

nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...

3

back; behind; rear

1

black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty

2

here and there; in places

1

to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse

2

rubbed copy; folio of rubbings

3

stone monument

2