jpdb beta

a long time (since the last time); first in a long time

2

restart; fresh start

1

floral pattern; flourish; ornament; star (actor, player, etc.)

1

dancer (usu. female)

1

to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important

1

with a bang (clash, bump)

2

greatest treasure; most valuable asset; pride (of)

1

exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured

1

Uno Kouji

1

to accumulate one's unpublished paintings or writings

1

unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)

1

business; trade; operations; sales

1

during the war

2

the last half-year; second half of the year

1

to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve

2

homely woman (esp. one with a small low nose, high flat forehead, and bulging cheeks); plain woman; soba in soup with slices of boiled fish paste, shiitake mushrooms, greens, seaweed, etc.

1

bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)

1

shade; shadow; sunshine

3

developing; developmental

1

prizing; valuing highly; esteeming

1

to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into

1

performing arts; accomplishment (in performing arts)

1

visit (from abroad); introduction (from abroad); importation

1

readership; target audience (of a magazine)

1

throughout Japan

2

to age; to grow old

1

drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained

1

senility; senile decay; infirmity (through age)

1

venerable authority; elderly master

1

worship of the powerful

1

preservation; retainment; keeping

2

revision; amendment; alteration

4

epigone

1

(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)

1

Oda Sakunosuke (1913.10.26-1947.1.10)

1

whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")

1

investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking

1

loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft

1

greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge

1

(hand) towel

1

new yen (issued in 1946 to fight inflation)

2

in a sense; in some way; to an extent

1

shameless; shameless person

1

money-making; commercialized; commercialised

1

main purpose; chief aim; focus; main point; gist; essence

1

departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition

2

essence; kernel; spirit; pith

2

ingenious; skillful; clever; deft

1

extremely important; essential; vital; crucial

1

industrialist; entrepreneur

1