jpdb beta

bridge

1

decision; judgment; resolution

1

pons (pontes); pons Varolii; pontine; part of the brain stem (links the medulla oblongata and cerebellum with the midbrain)

1

these guys; these fellows

1

inner citadel; core; center; centre

1

canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests

4

jellyfish; medusa

1

eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine

1

silence (not speaking); muteness

6

to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread

1

soft; fragile; weak; poorly built; insubstantial

1

fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)

1

reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)

1

chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)

1

dew; tears; (not) a bit; (not) at all

2

evening sky; twilight sky

1

fulling block; wooden or stone block for beating cloth

1

sleeping in a ship; sleeping on the surface of the water (of a bird); restless sleep; casually sleeping together (e.g. unmarried couple)

1

any one; any; whichever

2

estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately

2

sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable

2

unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy

1

sublime; noble; high-minded

1

composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun

4

Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure

7

enactment; establishment; creation

1

holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity

1

highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master

1

resignation; acceptance; consolation

2

for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first

10

step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan

2

lofty; sublime; noble; the sublime (aesthetics)

1

deep realization (realisation); profound realization; one's faith being transmitted to a deity and one's wish then being granted; unexpectedly obtaining something

1

rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown

1

mountain monkey; wild monkey; mountain dweller; bumpkin; boor

1

dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze

2

while; even though; despite

4

to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully

1

to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of

4

dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable

1

(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount

2

to step forward; to take a step forward

2

swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering

3

to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end

2

just; right; pure; genuine; truth

2

main temple; main building of a shrine; alternate name for the Shishiden; Hall for State Ceremonies; central building of a palace; State Chamber

2

stairs; stairway; staircase

6

sinking; subsidence

1

correction; rectification; mending; repair

1

outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else

2