jpdb beta

echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound

2

international; diplomatic intercourse

1

yearbook; almanac; annual

1

to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out

1

spontaneous generation; abiogenesis; natural occurrence; spontaneous occurrence

1

pinpoint

2

to have an eye on; to zero in on

1

pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says

1

distinction in writing; use of different written forms (for different meanings)

3

to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well

1

to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque

3

(fictional) character; character; personality; persona

18

no; nope

2

Mittermaier

11

people

7

to set aside

2

Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815)

1

Gneisenau

1

to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)

1

of course; certainly; naturally

8

in one's own way or style

3

womanizer; Lothario; Don Juan; philanderer; lady-killer

1

novel; story; (work of) fiction

9

Poplin

4

life-size; life-sized; true-to-life; faithful (depiction); realistic

1

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

14

human kindness; human weakness

1

(talking in a) half-joking manner

1

daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period

1

black tea

2

kotatsu; table over an electric heater, with a hanging quilt to retain heat (orig. over a charcoal brazier in a floor well)

1

granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman

1

padding with cotton; garment padded with cotton; wadded clothes

1

traditional short winter coat resembling a haori without gussets; livery coat

1

to put on (coat, gown, etc.)

1

thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception

1

square (shape); square (open space); formal; methodical; square (tool)

1

body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field

1

stage play

1

(non-documentary) television series; teledrama; television drama; television play; video drama

1

romantic comedy; rom-com

1

to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)

6

in a sense; in some way; to an extent

2

running as fast as one can

2

to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open

1

constructive

3

many times

1

standard of conduct; code of behavior; moral code; culture (of an organization)

1

to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with

1

tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe

3