jpdb beta

the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality

2

shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable

2

first meeting; first interview with

1

by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly

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unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful

1

to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of

5

bad taste (e.g. in clothes); poor taste

1

to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)

8

to suit; to match; to become; to be like

9

to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even

3

to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits

1

ornament; decoration

2

literally; to the letter; literal

2

floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

10

to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around

5

gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent

3

mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)

1

dizziness; giddiness; vertigo

1

everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular

1

clothes; outfit; uniform

1

wherein; therein; thereinto

4

moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing

4

to deepen; to heighten; to intensify

1

blue

4

to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained

9

dress

2

to choose; to select

16

plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit

1

ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic

1

to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)

2

skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament

3

morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning

1

just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...

11

extent; scope; sphere; range; span

2

somehow; for some reason; without knowing why

5

to make eye contact

1

essential; important; crucial; vital; main

1

happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing

3

to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to

5

specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying

2

to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)

2

counter for colours

5

place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)

18

always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively

5

blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature

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white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine

10

red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red

15

dismal; gloomy

1

basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote

2

coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment

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