jpdb beta

study group; study meeting

1

my husband; one's family; family member

2

encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)

2

necessity

1

to be uncommon

1

passion; enthusiasm; zeal

5

Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits

5

Frenchman; Frenchwoman

1

Susanne; Suzanne

1

glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing

1

unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette

16

sewing machine

3

to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with

2

the world of sports

1

entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image

1

short; brief

2

papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy

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being much talked about; creating a stir; being the talk of town

1

continually; continuously; incessantly; without interruption

1

to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in

3

athletics; sports

1

specialist journal; specialized magazine; specialised magazine

1

publication; issue (of journal, newspaper, etc.); issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising an event (software)

3

wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly

1

cannot be compared with; no match for

2

indicate reason; infers some protest

4

thick legs; fat legs; cankle; cankles

1

out (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit

7

counter for books; volume

1

how can (one) do something

1

rice bran

1

daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor

1

pickles made in brine and fermented rice bran (esp. vegetables, also meat, fish, eggs, etc.)

2

counter for chairs or seats

2

care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown

1

taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)

1

priest; (arch.) member of one of the four administrative ranks in the ritsuryo system; (arch.) government official in charge of a town, esp. in Heian Kyoto; (arch.) prominent member of a town; river boatman; captain of a riverboat; (arch.) (medieval) harbor manager

3

by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly

4

Shouchan

1

neighborhood nuisance; neighbourhood nuisance

2

soaked; drenched; sopping; incessantly (raining); drizzling

1

teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher

2

double suicide; lovers' suicide

2

establishment; founding; organization; organisation

3

splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent

2

wig; hairpiece; toupee

1

very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly

1

momentous (crucial) decision

1

lecture

1

tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber

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