jpdb beta

tradition; convention

1

easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all

1

ten years; decade

3

fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic

3

to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. an idea); to accept (e.g. advice); to harvest; to reap

1

another person; others

1

harassment; pestering

9

essence; true nature; substance; reality

1

formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding

1

the five senses

2

to have an acute sense of smell; to have a good nose (for bargains, something amiss, etc.); to have a keen nose; to have an ability to quickly uncover things

1

unchanged (from long ago); as it was in the past; same old; traditional

1

sad to say; how sad; alas

1

beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...

2

in all

1

half and half; fifty-fifty

1

to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan

1

nine; 9

1

to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order

1

area; region; district; locality

7

disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character

1

tide; current; tendency; trend

1

countries; (various) nations

1

near oneself; close to one; familiar

2

friction; discord; strife

1

complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)

2

example; an instance

1

in various ways

1

competitive relationship

1

to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)

1

abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed

3

to like; to prefer

1

on purpose; deliberately; intentionally

3

to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at

1

childish; childlike; immature; infantile

1

intensification; aggravation

1

terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific

1

what

2

21st century

1

Japanese person

1

custom

1

to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love

2

caller; visitor; company; guest

2

to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass

4

expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation

2

to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)

1

nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish

1

only; nothing but

4

low birth; humble origin; lowly; base; vulgar

1

the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed

2