jpdb beta

manners; courtesy; etiquette

5

just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony

2

rash; eruption (in response to a skin irritant); influence; crazy about; having an affectation concerning all things surrounding something (esp. a language, a culture, etc.)

1

captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)

3

chivalrous spirit; chivalry

1

bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu

1

letter affixed to an arrow

5

arrest; apprehension; capture

1

foreign (exchange) student; international student

1

space on a page (e.g. in a newspaper); surface of paper; letter; writings

1

to report; to inform; to repay; to return; to requite

4

affidavit; deposition; testimony

1

report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage

18

commentator

1

to be clear; to be distinct; to be skillful; to be skilful; to be well-executed; to get cold

1

trend

2

Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)

1

Azuchi-Momoyama period (approx. 1558-1600)

1

way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character

1

embroidery

3

ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream

1

one's mind; one's heart; one's intention

3

delivery; transfer; hand-over

1

one's future; one's fate; prospects; one's way; one's path

5

to point at

1

historical play; period drama

2

grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen

1

old couple; elderly couple

1

location (e.g. of film shoot); remote (shoot at a remote location)

1

creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring

1

iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast

14

to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly

4

cone shape

2

lance

12

full-face (e.g. helmet)

1

steel helmet

2

Act for Controlling the Possession of Firearms or Swords and Other Such Weapons

1

collaboration

2

fleeing soldier; warrior fleeing the battlefield; deserter

1

slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)

2

mail service; postal service; mail; mail; postal matter; postal items

1

incident resulting in injury

1

tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?

4

reply; answer; response

2

to poke each other; to jab each other

1

Olympic Games; Olympics; Olympic rings

1

Miyamoto Musashi (1584-1645)

1

style of classical Japanese swordsmanship involving use of two swords

1

to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to pay (fees, taxes, etc.)

1

city

1