jpdb beta

useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated

1

honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language

1

reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese

1

uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently

4

first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all

1

apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize

1

unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold

1

in the same manner as before; the same as always

1

nursemaid; nanny; babysitter; child-minding; babysitting

6

leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase

1

smallish; on the small side

1

interior design; interior; upholstery

1

roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity

1

to be angular; to jut out; to be pointed; to be formal; to be stiff; to be ceremonious

1

angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)

1

round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm

1

to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase

1

for example; for instance; e.g.

1

rim; brim; edge; brink

1

linear; rectilinear; straight-line; straightforward; simple

1

generally

1

showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy

1

ornament; decoration

1

successive generations; successive emperors

1

portrait

1

vivid; brightly colored; brilliant; radiant

1

ostentatious; showy

1

bleak; chilly; dreary

1

to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie

1

warmth

1

to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with

1

corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)

1

garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area

12

to live; to reside; to inhabit

1

be; is

1

feelings of rejection

1

dwelling; house; residence; living; life

1

single (i.e. unmarried) person; someone alone

1

to build; to construct

2

to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service

1

count; earl

3

viscount

1

economic; financial; fiscal

1

custom; general rule; convention; usually; generally; as a rule

1

detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)

2

affectation; pretension

1

to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)

1

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

6

to change one's place of residence; to migrate; to move

1

tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping)

2