jpdb beta

talk (of the town); rumour; rumor; gossip

1

side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)

2

to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray

2

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

4

summary; generalization; generalisation

1

Germany

7

France

4

unreality; becoming disconnected from reality

1

romantic school; romanticism

14

(not) even a little bit; (not) in the slightest; (not) one bit

1

earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land

1

to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided

1

fort; defensive position

1

still; as yet; as of old

7

unreality; becoming disconnected from reality

4

song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry

2

to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)

2

however; nevertheless; but; and yet; whereas; while

1

(points of) difference

1

our country; our land; one's own country

5

pure; true; genuine; unmixed

2

empirical; positive

3

critic; reviewer; commentator

1

critic

1

at that time; in those days; at that moment; then

4

Gogol

3

Dead Souls (novel by Gogol); Myortvye dushi

1

good person; good guy; character with a round white head on which the character "good" is written (common in Edo-period prints)

1

Piotr

1

uncle

2

to chase; to run after; to pursue

1

honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest

1

to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively

3

race (of people); type of person

2

to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)

3

characteristic; feature; special quality

1

diametrically opposed; antipodal

1

gauge; standard; length; size; (measuring) rule; scale

1

old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated

1

of established reputation; fully established; (universally) recognized; acknowledged; leading

1

anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever

1

to become familiar (to one's ears)

1

special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity

2

people; men and women; each person; everybody

4

comparison

1

how many people; a number of people

1

antipathy; prejudice

1

detour; circumvention; turning movement

1

polite; courteous; civil; friendship; (sexual) intimacy

4

concession; conciliation; compromise

1