jpdb beta

costume; fancy dress; masquerade; converted (cruiser)

18

to hatch (out)

1

epidermis; cuticle; bark; epidermis; facade

1

foundation (makeup); foundation garment; foundation (organization); underpainting (in oil painting)

2

to smear all over; to slather on; to besmear; to paint heavily; to spread thickly; to bedaub (with paint)

1

above; more than

2

still more; even more; much more; increased; greater

1

contrast

1

careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate

4

to grow; to cultivate; to let grow (e.g. weeds)

2

meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect

1

dark lilac (color); royal blue

1

fresh green; color of young pine; colour of young pine

1

gold thread

2

silver thread

2

flowers and birds

2

to mix; to stir; to blend

1

goldfish (Carassius auratus)

1

shichi-go-san; 7-5-3 day; festival day for children aged 7, 5 and 3 held on or around November 15; lucky numbers 7, 5 and 3

1

outrageous lie; outright lie

1

by nature; naturally; by birth; since birth; in one's (entire) life

1

elegance; refinement; grace; aroma

1

to prostrate oneself (before)

1

performer (usu. in a boy band or girl group) with an image cultivated to foster a dedicated fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image

2

extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling

1

naginata; polearm with a curved single-edged blade (similar to a glaive); naginata; martial art of wielding the naginata

1

to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone

2

to wear (multiple layers of clothes); to wear underneath; to dress up (esp. in formal clothes); to attire oneself (in); to break in (through repeated wearing); to wear in

3

this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now

1

awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained

2

golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colored; honey-coloured

2

tip; point; end; (very) beginning; start

1

dwindling; declining; diminishing; tapering (to a point)

1

triangle; triangular shape

3

rectangle

1

flat; even; level

1

three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold

2

armor platelet

1

thread; yarn; string

3

to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch

1

to stiffen; to harden

1

queer; odd; fantastic

1

feast for one's eyes

1

to be puffed up with pride; to throw out one's chest

2

noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift

1

eboshi; black-lacquered headgear made of silk, cloth or paper, originally worn by court nobles in ancient Japan

6

Kaga (former province located in the south of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture)

1

gold dust

1

battlefield; battleground

1

Boys' May Festival dolls

2