jpdb beta

rare; extraordinary; singular

1

to make a start

2

drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu

1

result; effect; performance; success

2

litre; liter

2

specification document

1

commercialization (e.g. product); commodification

8

diligent application (to work or study); cultivating one's character by studying hard; mutual encouragement (to improve); working hard together; friendly rivalry

1

old newspapers

1

scattering; leaflets; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand

5

scramble; struggle

3

to make a list; to enumerate

1

vexing; irritating; impatient

1

nocturnal (person)

1

interior (of building, room, vehicle, etc.); interior design

1

catalog; catalogue; inventory; menu

1

ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power

1

artificial flower; imitation flower; artificial flower making

2

sense of touch; tactile; tactual; hair style with long bangs

1

(flower) petal

1

tissue; facial tissue

1

to exercise one's talent; to display one's ability

1

high-spec; highly competitive (on the dating scene, e.g. by having a high income, being good-looking); ticking all the boxes

1

here and there; in places

2

being actualized; becoming apparent; becoming tangible; surfacing

1

steam locomotive

1

mechanic; mechanical; mechanism; technique (e.g. in piano-playing)

1

central control room; main control room

1

railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line

17

to sweep the slate clean; to start again from the beginning; to do it all over again

1

to shed tears; to be moved to tears

1

exceptional; praiseworthy; laudable

1

home economics

3

(a) study (e.g. in music, art, sculpture, etc.); etude; practice piece

1

functional beauty; beauty of function; simplicity and elegance of design

1

or

1

bandana

2

fashion item; fashion accessory

1

locational advantage; advantageous position; products from the land (farm output, timber, minerals, etc.); land rent

2

taste

1

straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt

1

imported goods

2

Erika

1

art project which is done in place of a graduation thesis at a college of arts

1

pop idol; idol singer

1

to shine brilliantly; to shine radiantly

1

big-name brand; brand-name goods

1

wealthy person; millionaire

1

agent; agency

1

to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric

2