jpdb beta

handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation

1

lukewarm; tepid; lenient

1

to become greasy; to become oily; to be loud and garish

1

to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour

5

one's house; one's home; one's family

2

attendance; presence; appearance

1

notice; attention; observation

1

it doesn't matter what; anything is fine

1

bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly

1

unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky

1

to grimace; to frown

1

to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)

3

image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition

3

behind one's back

1

Mafia

1

boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)

1

upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general

1

cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant

1

in a sense; in some way; to an extent

1

highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly

1

interior (of building, room, vehicle, etc.); interior design

1

age; era; period; date

1

style; form; pattern

1

Asia

1

innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine

1

Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze

1

tearoom; tea house; tea-ceremony room; tea arbour; tea arbor

1

China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)

1

brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)

1

Dynastic period (the Nara period and esp. the Heian period, characterized by the rule of the emperor as opposed to shogunate)

1

ceramics; pottery and porcelain

1

to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)

2

ao dai (traditional Vietnamese dress)

1

to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels; to be self-complacent

1

laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger

1

Holy Roman Empire (800-1806)

1

antique

1

to draw upon one's profound knowledge

1

aristocratic

1

reason; grounds; circumstances

1

judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of

1

at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of

2

to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)

1

then; if so; if

6

ability; skill; facility

1

reservation; putting on hold; deferment; withholding

1

hors d'oeuvre; party platter; assorted food tray; catering platter

2

plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)

2

to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business

1

conformity; alignment; tuning; same tone; same pitch

1