jpdb beta

express messenger; postman; mailman; courier

2

express home delivery (by the Kuroneko Yamato company); door-to-door parcel delivery; courier service

1

Japanese-style confectionary store

6

sound of the wind; voice of the wind

1

Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western

1

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

1

longed-for; anxiously awaited

1

tosa (Japanese dog breed)

1

happi coat; happy coat; workman's livery coat; traditional Japanese straight-sleeved coat

1

to put on (coat, gown, etc.)

1

true Tokyoite; Edoite; person born and raised in Edo

1

nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets

1

golden ratio (approx. 1.6180339887)

1

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

2

price; cost; charge; consideration (in a contract)

1

even and odd numbers (on dice); chō-han; gambling game in which two dice are thrown and players bet on whether the total is odd or even

1

double amount

1

time and effort; trouble

1

confectionery making

1

together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)

3

to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect

2

of noble birth; wellborn

1

to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)

4

rarity (esp. of collectables, trading cards, etc.)

1

opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part

1

to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)

2

questionnaire; survey; poll

15

day and night

1

teacher; instructor; teaching staff; faculty member

1

nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish

1

every person; each one; everybody

3

close contest; close match; close game; close combat

1

most ominous; most sinister; most atrocious; most evil

1

next month

4

person who enlivens an atmosphere; person who lifts the mood of others; person who inspires a team; life of the party

1

small; little; dear

1

town and country

1

waka; classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae

1

fixed form; regular shape; standard-size mail

1

traditional Japanese poem with verses of five and seven morae repeated at least three times, usu. ending with a verse of seven; long epic song with shamisen accompaniment (developed in Kyoto in the late 16th century)

1

decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing

1

ancient writing (i.e. Edo-period or older); classical literature; ancient Chinese character (pre-Qin period)

1

Age of Discovery; Age of Exploration

1

candy

1

eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes

1

new frame action

1

flip book; flick book

1

Deco-mail (abbr) (NTT keitai email facility)

2

to be forward; to stick one's nose into; to meddle; to jut out; to protrude; to overhang

1

or something

1