jpdb beta

chain store; retail chain; restaurant chain

1

setting a place; setting the table

1

elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)

2

vertical; perpendicular

4

farm (agriculture)

1

cultivation

1

to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

6

songstress; diva

2

scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops

11

patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering

1

melody; tune

1

technically accomplished; technical; polished

1

to touch (a person's) heart; to impress (a person)

1

electronic device; electronic equipment; electronics

11

last century; previous century; ancient times; old times

5

certificate of residence

1

fairy; sprite; elf

1

great; grand; extensive; large-scale

1

propaganda

1

to listen carefully; to strain one's ears

2

to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire

1

abstract

2

strained (argument, interpretation, etc.); farfetched (theory, view, etc.); forced; laboured; twisted (reasoning)

1

ghost; ghosting (television); ghosting; ghost flare; ghost image; ghosting

1

to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far

3

baseless; groundless

1

comfort; consolation; diversion

3

characteristic; like oneself; worthy of oneself

1

to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance

2

enka; traditional-style Japanese popular ballad

1

rapper

1

sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan

2

carbon

1

Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon

4

backup dancer; background dancer

2

lively motion; throb

1

singer

1

deconstruction

2

assassin

1

essence; true nature; substance; reality

5

costume; dress; attire

1

shuriken; small throwing blade; throwing star

1

road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism

1

to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature

1

to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse

1

if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side

1

time; meter; beat; the moment (of doing); the instant

2

to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)

8

effusiveness; gushing; shrillness

1

emotional; sentimental

4