jpdb beta

to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through

1

lukewarm; tepid; lenient; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid

4

smile

1

middle of a month; second third of a month; 11th to 20th day of a month

1

chilly; unpleasantly cold

2

bright (weather, mood, voice, etc.); clear; fine; beautiful; glorious; splendid

2

sunlight; rays of the Sun

11

Kasumigaseki; district of Tokyo where most of Japan's government ministry offices are located; government ministries (of Japan); Japanese government bureaucracy

14

government office building

29

multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill

66

plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish

1

to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please

2

roadside trees

1

green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)

6

to bud

1

plant; vegetation

1

boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque

5

impression

7

legs and loins

1

all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly

5

spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence

3

small-format paperback book; pocket paperback

1

reading while standing (in a bookstore, etc.); browsing (i.e. reading an item but not buying it)

1

spare time; free time; leisure time

1

investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry

32

presence (e.g. of an observer); observation; observer; trading session (at an exchange)

1

to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)

4

security guarantee (e.g. military security, network security, etc.)

4

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

2

dignified; majestic; stately; lordly; commanding

1

engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)

4

basking in the sun

1

first; new

2

domestic and foreign; inside and outside the country

4

to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with

7

branch; subdivision

2

assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb

3

something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with

1

yesterday

8

reading through (a book); finishing (a book)

1

novel; (short) story

2

to make good use of; to use to one's advantage

1

by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing

6

love romance; love story; romance; romance story; romantic fiction

1

admirable; laudable

1

works cited; references

1

(historical) investigation

1

reading matter; reading material

1

wild idea; delusion

1

text; textbook

1