jpdb beta

purse; handbag; wallet

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awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect

1

to intervene; to stop (something)

2

greengrocer; fruit and vegetable shop

2

store; shop; establishment; restaurant

2

to be flexible; to be accommodating

1

distribution (e.g. films, rice); rationing (e.g. food, gasoline); food ration

1

(husked grains of) rice

1

to run off; to break into a run; to start running

3

to telephone; to make a phone call

1

basic rate (i.e. excluding optional service fees, usage charges, etc.); basic charge; base cost; base price

1

to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)

1

electricity; (electric) light

1

clearing house; clearinghouse; (currency) exchange; bureau de change

1

still (continuing); as ever; further

2

head start; initiative; preemption

1

measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement

3

to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise

3

shopping; purchased goods

1

satin

2

thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut

2

plain; unfigured; patternless; solid (color)

1

(silk) crepe

1

Japanese clothes

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Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)

1

variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; 300 tsubo (991.74 meters square, 0.24506 acres); six ken (10.91 m)

1

kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like

2

looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out

1

in addition

1

to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)

1

cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery

2

being drawn to many things; distraction; difficulty of choice; difficulty in choosing; being unable to decide

1

high class; high grade; high rank; seniority

1

cloth; fabric

2

as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)

1

palatial residence; stately mansion

1

end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring

1

white

2

art deco

1

floral pattern

1

to dye fast; to leave undyed

1

pattern paper (for dressmaking)

5

drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu

1

blouse

2

design

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Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era

1

modernism

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to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off

1

modern; current; contemporary; trendy; latest; up-to-date

1

living fossil

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