jpdb beta

foreign capital (e.g. in a company); foreign investment

1

national polity; National Athletic Meet

1

anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone

1

regularization; regularisation; getting up speed; proceeding at full tilt

1

to gather momentum; to gather strength; (for a trend) to reach a peak

1

(social) position; status

2

entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining

3

that country; (arch.) nirvana

1

the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)

1

difficult problem; challenge

2

business suit

3

semiformal

2

presence; dignity

1

national costume; (in) native dress

1

one's own country

2

formal dress; ceremonial dress; morning dress; evening dress; dress suit

1

Japanese clothes

1

New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January

1

home (of something); place famous for its ...; place of origin; birthplace; morning session; last session in the morning

2

racial or national characteristics

1

being postponed; being shelved; being put on hold; putting in storage; thing put in storage

1

dressing room; fitting room

1

chignon (ladies' hairstyle)

2

three persons; three parties

4

to surface; to come to the top; to stand out (e.g. against a background)

1

slit

1

stark naked; nude

5

place to look (esp. when averting one's eyes)

1

swallowtail butterfly (esp. the citrus swallowtail butterfly, Papilio xuthus)

1

practical; matter-of-fact; realistic; utilitarian; pragmatic

1

to take a fancy to something; to be moved; to feel inclined to

2

for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account

1

feminine beauty

3

to twist; to distort

2

for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now

3

silk

2

beatitude; supreme bliss

1

cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)

1

to fall into (someone's) hands; to fall under someone's control; to become someone's property (e.g. of an object)

1

highest grade; top class

2

thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut

1

silk fabrics

1

the body is honest; your body reveals what you really think (or want)

1

thumb-sucking

2

cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool

1

light head; vague head

1

to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up

11

not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)

1

mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)

2

inverse proportion

2