jpdb beta

feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction

1

after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably

1

conversation

6

light and easy; lambent; clever; witty; smart

1

to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends

5

to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely

2

head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major

2

speech; words; one's lines; remarks

34

always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop

2

rhythm

2

smoothly; easily; readily

1

to go on reading

1

so to speak

1

first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag

1

ryotei; traditional Japanese restaurant (esp. a luxurious one)

1

tofu; bean curd; beancurd

6

cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration

2

food texture; mouthfeel

2

feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely

1

easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply

3

soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; soy

1

taste; flavor; flavour

1

exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous

2

period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty

1

to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender

1

to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

12

pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)

1

mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short

1

don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...

37

to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last

3

to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out

7

cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits

1

to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)

2

among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)

2

heroine

5

literary history; history of literature

1

from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best

2

leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best

1

sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable

2

pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)

6

pure

1

studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)

2

protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household

5

content of a letter

1

very; extremely; that is

3

with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)

4

entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)

2

cute

1

cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike

11

garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area

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