jpdb beta

United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain

6

person of letters; literary person

1

title; index; heading; headline; caption

2

sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement

12

main meaning; opinion; idea; aim; motive; gist

4

political

1

development; growth

2

all; every

2

variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.

1

trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support

5

close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; close (together)

1

nowadays; in this day and age

1

to have a relationship; to have relations

2

such; like that; that sort of; very

6

example; illustration; precedent

1

to state; to express; to mention

3

same age

1

August; eighth month of the lunar calendar

16

eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo

1

novel; (short) story

36

page

12

to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range

2

fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk

2

force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum

2

fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic

2

order (for an item); request; demand; condition

2

arrival

1

thirteen; 13; king (playing card)

5

to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something

5

outline; summary; epitome

1

British literature

1

chief; main; principal; important

5

new book; new publication

1

always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively

3

purchase

1

reading through (a book); finishing (a book)

1

to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored

2

consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); one piece of sushi

3

-clad; in the midst of; tenths (e.g. wholesale price, as tenths of retail price); times (i.e. multiplied by); able-to-seat (of a chair, etc.)

1

one thing

1

perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say

1

to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by

2

compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work

5

should do; ought to do

2

eleventh day of the month; eleven days

14

Ōita (city, prefecture)

7

nowadays

1

(the) negative (e.g. pole); yin (in Chinese divination); hidden place; unseen part

1

writing brush and inkstone; writing; composition; daily life of a writer

1

must-see; not to be missed; a must

1