jpdb beta

light brown; tawny

2

dust jacket; book jacket; dust wrapper; dust cover

3

cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine

7

volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)

2

late teens

2

counter for books; volume

3

self-improvement book

1

tag; slip; label; sticker

11

counter for places, parts, passages, etc.

1

reference book

1

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

1

slamming one's hand into the wall in front of somebody (e.g. to stop them from leaving; often viewed as romantic); banging on the wall (e.g. to quieten one's neighbour)

1

dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation

1

marker

1

mapo tofu (spicy Sichuan dish of tofu and minced meat)

1

eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine

1

argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise

1

ladle; (hen's) egg

1

as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively

1

cornered animal; (lit.) cornered rat

1

to snatch from; to steal from

2

frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)

1

to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself

3

to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of

2

real name

2

to apply; to adapt

1

(rubbing, twisting) hard; with a squeal; with a creak; (drinking) in one sweep

1

origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material

3

heart-wrenchingly; with a thrill in one's heart

1

critical point (temperature)

1

to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter

1

conclusion; end; settlement; balance; harmony; fitting (in)

1

to lie on top of one another; to be in a heap

1

flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head

1

eating out; dining out

1

elective class

2

(fine) art; the arts

2

music

10

art; fine arts

2

calligraphy

9

ahem

4

godan (verb, verb conjugation); fifth rank (in martial arts, go, etc.)

3

approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction

6

uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual

1

taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)

1

freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes

1

to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter

3

convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience

1

sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string

1

inkstone

3