jpdb beta

Kawasaki (city)

5

citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class

3

festival (esp. music, film, etc.)

3

home area; home town; local

1

clothing and accessories; attire

1

vocational school; technical school

1

pupil; student; schoolchild

2

fashion show

3

completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome

1

show

57

to pep up; to cheer up

1

engagement; betrothal

2

divorce

9

to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless

2

business world; business circles; (the) industry

6

in-house model; company model; model under an exclusive contract; model who works exclusively for a single fashion magazine

1

selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion

6

influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on

1

funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable

4

to bear; to endure

1

at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current

1

steady; honest; sober; straightforward

1

from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth

4

thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound

2

absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting

2

degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about

2

to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept

4

as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")

4

to go to see (something, someone); to visit

2

figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition

4

degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent

1

exclusive; attached to; specialist

2

shamelessly; brazenly; coolly; fast flowing (of water)

1

and yet; though; when; in spite of

1

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

2

cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine

4

to wear the mantle of (borrowed) authority and misuse it

1

least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least

2

pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth

1

pure

1

to turn towards; to point

1

instant; moment; for an instant

1

to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate

1

tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability

1

to dance (orig. a hopping dance)

1

local

1

smell (esp. a good smell); fragrance; scent; aroma; perfume

2

student (esp. a university student)

2

Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)

9

to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)

16