jpdb beta

autumn, the best season for enjoying art

1

assistant (esp. in show business or sumo); attendant; chaperon

1

chocolate brown

1

following a single pattern; conforming to the same pattern; one-track; single-track; repetitive; predictable

3

van; truck; delivery van

1

to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature

1

evening high school

1

duty; function; office; mission; task; role

1

comment

2

manual labor; manual labour; handwork; manual procedure

2

to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)

5

(string of) many (traditionally 1000) paper cranes

1

challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive

1

separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction

1

violently; without holding anything back; firmly; resolutely

1

old man; old geezer

1

saliva; sputum

1

microorganisms; saprophyte; saprophytic bacteria

1

appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right

1

cannot contain one's anger; can't contain myself; staying angry

1

contemporary novel; modern novel

1

speech; expression; wording; language

1

popular figure; person in demand; favorite; favourite

6

generosity

1

playmate

1

Her Majesty the Queen; mistress (in S&M); dominatrix

1

honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion

29

tathata (the ultimate nature of all things)

1

like...; similar to...; is like...; is similar to...

28

the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)

1

forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly

3

sandal strap; geta strap

3

yuzen (dyeing method or pattern); silk printed by the yuzen process

2

that; he; she; that person

1

this way; here; the person in question; he; since (a time in the past); prior to (a time in the future)

1

miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless

1

cannot be helped; unavoidable; inevitable; (there's) nothing one can do; having no choice

1

along (a river, coast, railway, etc.); on (e.g. a street)

1

shame; embarrassment; disgrace

1

stepping stones; stone skipping; ducks and drakes

1

loose articles (not packaged with other things); bulk items; individual items; coins; small change

1

indicates emphasis

1

restless; on edge (and unable to concentrate); distracted; for some reason

1

but; however; even though; even if

1

taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix

1

state (of the US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. of Canada); continent; province (of Japan); province (of ancient China); prefecture

1

unhappy; sad; miserable; wretched; gloomy; melancholic

1

quiet unsociable person; obstinate person; blockhead

2

timid person; coward

1

disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!

2