jpdb beta

word; vocabulary

4

to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach

8

to shave

1

rib; frame (of a ship)

1

to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket

1

to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo

1

fasting; fast

1

poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite

2

feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)

2

(period of) one year

2

the same age

4

to order; to command; to appoint

1

just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of

2

to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter

9

restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence

1

to behave violently; to commit violence; to use force

1

companion; follower; attendant; retinue

1

thought; consideration; thinking

2

sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion

1

children

9

to rescue from; to help out of; to save

3

one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good

1

cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible

1

envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)

8

to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon

1

to sit in a row; to be present (and lined up)

1

father; dad; husband; you; he

5

one eye; one of one's eyes

1

to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)

1

to cut at; to slash at

1

story; tale; talk; discussion

1

to apologize; to apologise

1

apology; excuse

1

picture book

1

music

1

(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances

1

ignorance; innocence; stupidity

1

to soften; to moderate; to relieve

1

grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude

1

Son of God; Jesus Christ; child of God; Christian; prodigy; young ace

1

one year ago

1

enterprise; business; company; corporation

1

(company) director; executive; top management; important post; role with heavy responsibilities

1

request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance

3

I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said

1

both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold

2

hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker

2

tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)

1

chain; chains

1

to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)

7