jpdb beta

women's college; women's university

1

graduate student

2

Japanese literature

1

formal marriage interview; marriage meeting

5

snapshot (esp. of people)

1

(moral) backbone; spirit; soul; grit

1

studies; schoolwork; classwork

1

girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman

1

literature

1

very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly

1

to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to

1

presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...

1

inattention; absent-mindedness

2

beautiful woman; pretty girl

1

(a woman) being gifted with both intelligence and beauty

1

to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)

1

smart (clothing, etc.); stylish; slim; slender; skilful; slick

1

handsome

1

to be popular

1

looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)

1

what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind

2

husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law

1

origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning

1

remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard

1

handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness

1

son-in-law

1

to realize; to realise; to hit upon something

2

inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through

1

hearing many times

1

real thing; original; actual

1

to go to see (something, someone); to visit

3

unpleasant; uncomfortable; frightening; cruel; rude

1

innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence

1

unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen

1

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

2

this

1

request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust

1

to mediate; to intervene; to smooth

1

home area; home town; local

3

marriage proposal; marriage talks

1

index finger; forefinger; second toe

1

brothers; male siblings

1

surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)

1

one's descendants; one's offspring; posterity

1

son-in-law taken (adopted) into family

1

to be understood by each other (of thoughts, feelings, etc.); to be comprehended; to exchange with each other (thoughts, feelings, etc.); to express to each other (e.g. intentions); to communicate with each other

1

second son

1

premature death

1

heir; heiress; inheritor; successor

1

adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law

1