jpdb beta

tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice

1

half the body; half length

3

frame (i.e. of a sliding door); crosspiece; bar; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); rung (of a ladder)

1

opium poppy (Papaver somniferum)

1

shibori; tie-dye; aperture; aperture stop; contraction; squeezing

1

have to do; must; should; ought to

3

sewing needle

1

to put on (clothing, esp. new)

1

substitution

3

to finish dyeing

1

moral duty; moral obligations; justification; pretext; just cause

3

one's duty; vocation

2

speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on

1

bandage; dressing

1

drama; theatre; theater; play

1

shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship

1

humanity and justice (esp. in Confucianism); virtue; duty; formal greeting (between yakuza, street vendors, gamblers, etc.); (gang's) moral code

2

party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow

4

Japan

1

going west; heading westward

1

to bind together

1

yukata; light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe

1

wearing (e.g. a uniform, seat belt, helmet); having on

1

to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to

1

use; utility; effect; benefit

1

original method; original procedure; genuine way (of doing something)

2

carriage; movement (of the body)

1

skill; workmanship; dexterity; quality

1

adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach

2

bun (hairstyle); chignon; topknot

1

condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner

1

subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable

1

personality; character; individuality; personhood

3

reflection (of light); reflection (of society, attitudes, etc.); application (of an update, changes, etc.); taking effect

1

female adulterer; adulteress

1

to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)

1

cabinet minister

1

good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)

2

original; primitive; primary; fundamental; proto-

7

libertine; man of pleasure

1

rice shop; rice dealer

1

participation; joining; entry

1

to get wet

4

to tuck up (a kimono skirt); to tuck in; to make short (a story, explanation, etc.); to cut short; to abridge

1

youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy

4

Tokyo style

1

theatrical

3

fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking

1

scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market

1

master; expert; mansion; large house; rich family; distinguished family

1