jpdb beta

training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha

1

relic; remains; memento

1

period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness

1

transcendence; excellence; superiority

1

modern times; the modern age; this day and age

1

the very thing; itself

1

skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme

1

Edo period (1603-1868)

1

present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times

3

battle of wits; contest of wits

1

succession to another's professional name

1

lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb

1

even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...

1

feel; touch; impression (of a person); most impressive passage; highlight; beginning

1

to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips

2

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

1

not understanding; not knowing

1

to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy

1

understood; I see; OK; present; here

1

last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)

1

Halloween

5

bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building

1

difficult to ...; hard to ...

1

store's appearance (esp. shop front, signs, etc.)

1

assortment; product lineup

1

because

1

cause; origin; source

1

idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression

1

extremely cold feeling that makes one feel numb; sharp pain that is almost numbing; heartrending; touching the heart

1

to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)

2

favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)

2

to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)

1

yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)

2

to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on

1

new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)

1

training (esp. in-service); induction course

2

name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense

1

rehabilitation (in society)

1

to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely

1

good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable

1

the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it

2

bean sprouts

1

corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with

1

(a) little; somewhat; somehow

1

to call each other; to call out to one another

1

lifesaver; person who saved one's life

1

obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude

1

one's post; place of work; workplace

2

including; inclusive of; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second (in go)

1

to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)

1