jpdb beta

eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey

6

leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row

4

Tokyoite

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I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt

5

(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)

1

chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)

3

cone; pyramid

1

-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person

10

Japanese person; Japanese people

12

elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article

3

self-respect; self-confidence; guts; backbone; pride; drive

7

Osakan (person)

1

clever; intelligent; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; (arch.) good (with words)

3

if I (we, etc.) could

2

pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix

8

person from Kansai

1

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

2

Tamagawajousui

1

buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end

5

ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole

1

the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way

16

castle

2

mythical carp with the head of a lion and the body of a fish (auspicious protectors of well-being)

2

horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside

5

to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess

1

exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)

5

Yamato race

13

manly

1

exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable

2

essence; quintessence; flower; glory

1

home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains

8

so; like this; in this way

3

endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement

10

famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known

2

fastidiousness; love of cleanliness

3

chivalrous spirit

1

to feel; to sense; to experience

9

shogunal vassal; direct retainer of a shogun

1

cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware

1

tofu; bean curd; beancurd

1

to pattern after; to liken to; to imitate

1

spirit; heart; disposition

4

dream

5

to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate

2

red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful

2

voters; electorate; constituents

3

to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)

1

virtue

3

particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially

1

unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)

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