jpdb beta

rest; break; recess; intermission

1

to make tea

1

kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer

1

poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite

5

(in) one's own way

1

to be nervous; to be sensitive; to worry; to be fussy; to be precise

1

handwriting; handwritten; hand-painted; hand-drawn

7

good handwriting; skillful penmanship; speedy writing; vigorous writing

1

these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)

2

anachronism

1

personal computer; PC

5

guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper

3

starting to work in a shop; joining a shop as an employee; going inside a shop; opening up a shop (in a building, etc.)

1

correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with

1

annoyance (to); bane (of); constant worry (to)

2

to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour

1

editor; compiler

1

strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness

4

advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly

1

Excel; Microsoft Excel

1

keyboard

1

to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)

1

(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)

6

to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)

1

culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)

6

data; datum

1

unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected

3

little by little

4

writing; book

2

inner palace (in Edo Castle); palace's ladies chambers; shogun's harem

1

stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)

3

desire to succeed in life; ambition to make one's mark in the world

1

to kick down; to defeat

1

cabinet minister

1

emperor (of Japan); mikado

1

favor; favour; affection

2

in order to; for the purpose of; must; should

1

concubine (of a noble)

1

jealousy; envy

13

to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep

3

thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky

3

love-hate relationships drama (movie, etc.)

1

real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)

2

to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated

1

in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away

2

to go on reading

2

story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend

5

understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy

2

inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)

2

to hide; to keep to oneself

3