jpdb beta

for connoisseurs; preferred by experts

1

genuine article; real thing; real deal

3

emotion; feeling; atmosphere; mood; spirit

1

use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation

14

producing area

1

arrival of goods; goods received

1

to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend

10

manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; device for making things; person who creates things

4

to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on

14

homemade

2

well-known only to those in the know; be well-known but to the few; highly regarded by a select few

1

well-known store

1

carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease

1

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

3

one's twenties

3

liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity

9

easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...

20

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

2

the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation

3

avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)

9

illumination; lighting

1

to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark

1

pedestrian traffic

1

still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less

4

to bring someone along

2

to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by

4

several people; a few people

1

congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present

1

commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory

1

direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...

13

independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation

1

office

1

to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air

3

registered architect with a first-class license

1

construction; architecture (of buildings)

1

(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups

1

(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill

2

to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive

3

chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus

1

whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life

1

regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion

2

several times; several degrees

5

rare; uncommon; not often seen

1

(an) adult their age (should, should not, etc.); grown man (woman); person who is old enough (to know better)

1

hesitation; indecision; vacillation

1

long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop

2

little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)

22

small build; small stature; petite; small pattern

4

guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests

10

like; similar to; as with; in the same way

7