jpdb beta

one stroke (of a brush); a few lines (of writing); note; writing in one go (without stopping to apply more ink to the brush); parcel (of land); same handwriting

2

society; public; community; social studies

6

Soviet

1

back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer

2

style (of a work, author, artist, etc.); characteristics

1

related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned

2

October; tenth month of the lunar calendar

23

work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique

5

estimation; criticism; comment

1

description of nature

1

sociality

2

notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)

1

many problems; various problems

1

trend; tendency; movement; attitude

1

maxim

1

the same; the said; likewise

2

special characteristics; peculiarity; distinctiveness

1

Balzac

3

to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in

4

Ougai

3

end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all

2

many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly

3

to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand

5

comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious

1

bird's-eye view

1

research division; research club (e.g. at school, university)

1

to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout

13

town; block; downtown; main street; street; road

2

local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift

3

mother

1

field; plain; prairie; moor

62

aunt; old lady; ma'am

9

facing; opposite; across the street; other side

4

one's family; family member

1

underskirt (half-slip), worn under kimono

1

band; belt

1

cord tied around the waist of a kimono before an obi is tied

1

confections; sweets; candy; cake

1

bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water

7

poor; unsatisfactory; inadequate; cold; chilly

1

mother; mom; mum; wife

76

Saeki Yuuzou (1898.4.28-1928.8.16)

1

posthumous works

1

check mark; tick mark

1

precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed

2

tomorrow; near future

13

travel expenses

1

telegram

6

second (party to an agreement); the B party (e.g. in a contract); stylish; chic; strange; quaint

1

father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)

13