jpdb beta

Japan

3

kiss

2

hug

2

bow; bowing

1

Japanese person

1

historical; traditional; historic

2

cultural background

1

(fictional) character; character; personality; persona

7

back of the hand

1

readership; target audience (of a magazine)

1

present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era

1

to base something on; to make something the basis

1

Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo

1

habit; (social) custom; practice; convention

1

a respectful bow

2

upper body

1

fifth (interval)

1

top of the foot; instep; dorsum of the foot; dorsum pedis

1

historical play; period drama

1

warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; person with a strong backbone; person that does incredible things; person of considerable talent

1

humble; modest

2

legs and loins; lower body; foundations; underpinnings

1

to fall down (e.g. off a chair); to slip down (e.g. one's eyeglasses); to make a fool of oneself; to whoop it up; to be on the spree

1

point worthy of note; good point; part worth seeing; (signs of) promise; good prospects (for the future)

2

sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement

1

however; because; as

2

bride; (one's) daughter-in-law; wife

4

these days; nowadays; recently; lately

1

telework; telecommuting; remote work

1

people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)

10

to look forward to

7

to pass; to pass by

3

never (before)

1

lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap

1

novel; original; new; innovative

1

lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification

1

delivery

1

savings box; moneybox; piggy bank

7

to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out

2

money possessed

1

outdoors; outside

1

planned; scheduled; systematic

4

to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond

2

smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.

2

paltry sum of money; small change; odd money; pittance; chicken feed

3

amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities

1

cruel; hard-hearted; harsh; unkind

1

pleased to make your acquaintance

2

chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause

3

taking leave (of a visited place); leaving; going home; leaving one's employment; quitting one's job; being dismissed

1