jpdb beta

combination; pair; duo

1

leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure

2

unnatural; artificial; false; forced (e.g. smile); empty (e.g. compliments)

1

time series; chronological order; chronology

3

way of solving (a problem); solution

3

advice; counsel; remonstrance; recommendation

2

absentmindedly; vacantly; dully; to be unattractive; to be unsophisticated; to be unrefined

1

to look old; to become time-worn; to become worn out; to become old and grubby; to become musty

1

to be pleased; to gloat; to glow with self-satisfaction

2

cord used to tuck up the sleeves of a kimono; sash (worn over the shoulder to the opposite hip); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product)

1

outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment

2

practical; pragmatic; hands-on; nuts and bolts

1

one building (hall, temple, shrine, room); same room; same place; same building

1

to fit (inside something)

2

to hit; to run into; to light on; to strike into; to come against; to deadlock

1

monkey

1

empress (consort); queen (consort)

2

princess; consort

1

sudden and unexpected; coming out of nowhere; out of the blue

2

promotion

1

undertaking; underwriting; acceptance

1

it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...

1

first love; puppy love

8

if this is not the case

1

don't worry about it; there is nothing to fear; there is no need for anxiety; everything is under control

1

beautiful face; good looks; beauty

3

bully

2

opportunism; double standards; timeserving; expediency

1

heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman

1

long work; (full-length) novel; feature-length film; long poem

1

serial (story); series

1

virus

1

dahlia (Dahlia pinnata)

1

tea olive (Osmanthus fragrans); fragrant olive; sweet olive

1

so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!

4

focus of one's attention; what one is looking for

1

to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline

1

to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort

5

(one's) handling of the reins; how well one controls things

1

foster sibling; foster brother; foster sister

1

contemporary writing; modern text; modern Japanese writing; modern Japanese (as a school subject); literature written since the Meiji period

1

(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention

1

creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright

6

contradiction; inconsistency

3

excavation; exhumation; digging up; discovery (of a new fact, talent, etc.); finding; unearthing

2

to buy up

1

pen-name

1

to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one

1

to blow (of autumn wind); to fall out of love

1

autumn breeze; fall breeze

1