jpdb beta

imperial capital

13

good-bye; farewell

1

to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate

1

in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se

1

piece; fragment; one (object)

1

structure; building

8

loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal

2

whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom

3

to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt

6

sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)

5

tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba

14

building; structure

2

rather than

6

plentiful; lot of; much; pile of

1

at that time; in those days

2

minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough

1

by means of; due to; because of; according to

6

to build; to construct

5

age; era; period; date

2

style; form; pattern

3

coexistence; living together

1

new; fresh; novel

2

to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time

2

to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing

2

organic; coordinated; working in a coordinated fashion

1

(about) middle; midway

2

to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on

1

surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality

3

to clamour; to crowd; to jostle

1

image; figure; figure; form; image

5

fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material

1

laundry; the washing

1

to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)

1

distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin

1

indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)

2

lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous

1

to talk to oneself; to mutter

1

hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering

1

origin; beginning

1

to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)

18

help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace

2

just now; at this moment; at this point of time

1

society; the world; the times

1

to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)

1

to cough violently; to have a coughing fit

8

method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)

7

to look around; to survey

2

ultimate goal

1

counter for people

13

as soon as; right after

1